hence
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4.4
- adverb
- /hɛns/
- Formal
:
en adelante
- Three days hence, the Bishop will hear the confession of the clergy in the cathedral in Aquila.
- five years hence
- years hence
- few years hence
What did you think you'd be doing, say, a a year hence if if Rumblefish not intervened?
- What did you think you'd be doing, say, a a year hence if if Rumblefish not intervened?
Examples
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Better to know it now than 20 years hence.
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One month hence, you'll be released for four hours, under escort to marry.
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Till a half an hour hence.
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"Know, "on this day, two weeks hence, "there shall be held, at the palace, "a Royal Ball.
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The firm has an equal chance of being in one of two possible states one year hence.
Academic text (2017) -
In fact, let me make a prediction: a century hence, people will still be watching.
Blog text (19) -
Execution will be carried out as scheduled one week hence.
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Naval Intelligence estimated the earliest date for a Soviet nuclear weapon as 1952, five years hence.
Academic text (1996) -
You will reconvene here four years hence, and you will remember the promise of this beginning and share in the fulfillment of the ending.
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I will make my decision next week hence I will need your input today.
Synonyms
88
4.1
From that time on
13
6.7
From now on
8
5.3
From now on, in the future
1
7.5
From now on
From this time on into the future
Idioms
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hence comes from an old English word heonan meaning 'from here' or 'away from here', and over time it was used for time to mean 'from now'. So, 'a month hence' means 'a month from now'.