thus
- adverb
- /ðʌs/
- Formal
- The particulars of this miscarriage of development are thus conceptualized differently in these various theories.
- thus we obtain
Absolute Spirit is the content, and is thus in the shape of its truth.
- Absolute Spirit is the content, and is thus in the shape of its truth.
- So narrative is thus a circuit linking worlds and identities, action and affect around the act of exploration.
Examples
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I hope the theater itself has treated you well thus far.
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Now, within the frame of agreement, did you set your goals too low and thus accept a deal?
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Might they not take their roles too seriously and thus worry about success in them?
Academic text (1999) -
Despite our fruitless efforts thus far, I have not given up hope.
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This means the plane can reduce the reinforcements required to resist these loads and thus total weight.
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Thus far, scientists have refused to speak officially on just which planet, until they've had an opportunity to study the ship.
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Three techniques have been developed thus far to inject medication directly into the inner ear.
Academic text (1999) -
The story of Troilus is thus a model to shun, not to imitate.
Fiction book (1991) -
It allows them to collaborate with outsiders and thus attain social status over their own group.
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You will need to study hard to improve your grades, and thus achieve your academic goals.
Synonyms
In the same way
In this exact way
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To talk about things already mentioned when the details are not important
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word thus comes from an old word meaning 'in this way' and is like the word this, so you use it when you show how to do something.