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Definition of hence adverb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

  

hence

 adverb
adverb
NAmE//hɛns//
 
(formal)
 
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  •  for this reason We suspect they are trying to hide something, hence the need for an independent investigation. Language Bankthereforeways of saying “for this reason…”
    • Children who grow up on a diet of junk food find it difficult to change this habit later in life. It is essential, therefore, that parents encourage healthy eating from an early age.
    • Children who grow up on a diet of junk food find it difficult to change this habit later in life. For this reason, /This is why it is essential that children eat healthily from an early age.
    • Eating habits formed in childhood tend to continue into adult life. Thus, the best way to prevent heart disease among adults is to encourage healthy eating from an early age.
    • Eating habits formed in childhood tend to continue into adult life, hence the importance of encouraging healthy eating from an early age.
  • Idioms
    … days, weeks, etc. hence (formal)
     
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    a number of days, etc. from now The true consequences will only be known several years hence.
    See hence in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary