from that place or from there; "proceeded thence directly to college"; "flew to Helsinki and thence to Moscow"; "roads that lead therefrom"
Used in a Sentence
thence
How to use thence in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for thence.
Editorial note
Slashdot, some time ago, had a link to an article "A Plan for Spam" that led me to Paul's essays, and thence to here.
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Parts of speech1
Quick take
from that place or from there; "proceeded thence directly to college"; "flew to Helsinki and thence to Moscow"; "roads that lead therefrom"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of thence gathered in one view.
from that circumstance or source; "atomic formulas and all compounds thence constructible"- W.V.Quine; "a natural conclusion follows thence"; "public interest and a policy deriving therefrom"; "typhus fever results therefrom"
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result; "therefore X must be true"; "the eggs were fresh and hence satisfactory"; "we were young and thence optimistic"; "it is late and thus we must go"; "the witness is biased and so cannot be trusted"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for thence.
adverb
from that place or from there; "proceeded thence directly to college"; "flew to Helsinki and thence to Moscow"; "roads that lead therefrom"
See also: therefrom
adverb
from that circumstance or source; "atomic formulas and all compounds thence constructible"- W.V.Quine; "a natural conclusion follows thence"; "public interest and a policy deriving therefrom"; "typhus fever results therefrom"
adverb
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result; "therefore X must be true"; "the eggs were fresh and hence satisfactory"; "we were young and thence optimistic"; "it is late and thus we must go"; "the witness is biased and so cannot be trusted"
Example sentences
Slashdot, some time ago, had a link to an article "A Plan for Spam" that led me to Paul's essays, and thence to here.
They import money into their bank account and thence to whatever community they happen to live in at the moment.
Apparently that's a common enough misapprehension that they mentioned it in a song... thence the quoted lyric.
Since we're dealing with existentials, there's also a strong resemblance and possibly even a full morphism to first-class modules, thence to type-classes and instances...
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use thence in a sentence?
Slashdot, some time ago, had a link to an article "A Plan for Spam" that led me to Paul's essays, and thence to here.
What does thence mean?
from that place or from there; "proceeded thence directly to college"; "flew to Helsinki and thence to Moscow"; "roads that lead therefrom"
What part of speech is thence?
thence is commonly used as adverb.