hence

Definition

  • adverb: for this reason
  • adverb: from this place
  • synonyms: accordingly, as a result, away

Examples

  • He was a newcomer and 'hence' [='consequently, therefore'] had no close friends here.

  • The company lost a great deal of money. 'Hence', the CEO was asked to resign.

  • He knew he could not win the election—'hence' his decision to withdraw.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) of givin' your ass to the LeQuint Dickey Mining Company. And as a slave of the LeQuint Dickey Mining Company, hence forth, till the day you die, all day, everyday, you will be swingin' a sledgehammer, turning big rocks into little rocks. Now when you get there, they gonna take away your name, (..)
    2012 Django Unchained
  • (..) while admittedly a neophyte in the nigger fight game, I do have a little bit of a background in the European traveling circus. – Is that right? – Hence… I have big ideas when it comes to presentation. I need something more than just a big nigger. He needs to have… panache. (..)
    2012 Django Unchained