thence
From there, from that place or from that timeFrom there, from that place or from that time.
» And a river went out of the place of pleasure to water paradise, which from thence is divided into four heads.
Meaning
3 senses(formal, not comparable)From there, from that place or from that time.
I came thence.
Cross fix at 6000 feet, thence descend to 3000 feet and fly direct to MAP (missed approach point).
daher, von dannen, dorther
отту́даottúda
зві́дтиzvídty
from that place or from there
(literary, not comparable)Deriving from this fact or circumstance; therefore, therefrom.
I had a really bad car accident, and thence came all my backpains.
from that circumstance or source
(archaic, not comparable)From that time; thenceforth; thereafter.
Examples
7 sentencesAnd a river went out of the place of pleasure to water paradise, which from thence is divided into four heads.
Departing thence, he pitched his tent beyond the Flock tower.
Abraham removed from thence to the south country, and dwelt between Cades and Sur, and sojourned in Gerara.
"Thence sprang great Dardanus; there lies thy seat; / thence sire Iasius and the Trojans came."
And they turned themselves from thence, and went their way to Sodom: but Abraham as yet stood before the Lord.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English þennes, from þenne + -es (“adverbial ending”), the former from þanan,From Middle English þennes, from þenne + -es (“adverbial ending”), the former from þanan, þanona, from Proto-West Germanic *þananā. Cognate with Westphalian Low German diëne.
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