as an inference from this fact; for this reason; therefore

The eggs were very fresh and hence satisfactory.

from this time; from now

They will leave a month hence.

from this source or origin.

Archaic .

from this place; from here; away

The inn is but a quarter mile hence.

from this world or from the living

After a long, hard life they were taken hence.

henceforth; from this time on.

Obsolete . depart (usually used imperatively).

adverb

accordingly , as a deduction , away , consequently , ergo , forward , from here , from now on , henceforth , henceforward , hereinafter , in the future , it follows that , on that account , onward , out , so , then , thence , thereupon , thus , whereforenotes:hence means \'from here , from now , thus\'; thence means \'from that time\' or \'from that place\'; and whence means \'from what place , source , or cause\' , leu , since , therefore