hence
In the future from now.
Adverb 2 meanings
In the future from now.
“A year hence it will be forgotten.”
As a result; therefore, for this reason.
“I shall go to Japan and hence will not be here in time for the party.”
Verb 1 meaning
To depart; to go away.
Etymology
A later Middle English spelling, retaining the voiceless -s, of hennes (henne + adverbial genitive ending -s), from Old English heonan (“away", "hence”), from a Proto-West Germanic *hin-, from Proto-Germanic *hiz, and Proto-Germanic *-anē.
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HENCE at a glance
HENCE has 5 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (H 4 + E 1 + N 1 + C 3 + E 1) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,687 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with hence
All rhymes- SINCE7
- ONCE6
- EXPERIENCE21
- CHANCE13
- PERFORMANCE20
- EVIDENCE14
- SCIENCE11
- CONFERENCE17
- DIFFERENCE19
- INSURANCE11
- DANCE8
- DISTANCE11
One letter away
- FENCE10
- PENCE9
- HANCE10
- HENGE9
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