hence
Definition of hence:
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part of speech: adverb
From this place or time: in the future: from this cause or reason: from this origin.
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part of speech: adverb
From this place; from this source; from this time; away; to a distance; for or from this reason. Note.- From hence is a form come into use, but is not to be commended.
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part of speech: interjection
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Common misspellings:
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- hince (11.2%)
- hense (81.6%)
- hench (0.7%)
- hencve (1.3%)
- hance (5.3%)
Usage examples for hence:
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Hence the fam'ly call.
"On With Torchy" – Sewell Ford -
I must go hence
"The Complete Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow" – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow -
From hence he is in the light, and sees his duty and his path through life.
"The Water of Life and Other Sermons" – Charles Kingsley -
Let us be happy, dear, and never mind fifty years hence
"Father Stafford" – Anthony Hope
