hence
hence /h'ens/
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You use hence to indicate that the statement you are about to make is a consequence of what you have just said. (FORMAL)
The trade imbalance is likely to rise again in 1990. Hence a new set of policy actions will be required soon...
= therefore, thus
2 [ADV] amount ADV
You use hence in expressions such as `several years hence' or `six months hence' to refer to a time in the future, especially a long time in the future. (FORMAL)
The gases that may be warming the planet will have their main effect many years hence.
1 [ADV] ADV cl/group
You use hence to indicate that the statement you are about to make is a consequence of what you have just said. (FORMAL)
The trade imbalance is likely to rise again in 1990. Hence a new set of policy actions will be required soon...
= therefore, thus
2 [ADV] amount ADV
You use hence in expressions such as `several years hence' or `six months hence' to refer to a time in the future, especially a long time in the future. (FORMAL)
The gases that may be warming the planet will have their main effect many years hence.