Meaning & Definition of Hence in English

1. (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

• "Therefore x must be true"

• "The eggs were fresh and hence satisfactory"

• "We were young and thence optimistic"

• "It is late and thus we must go"

• "The witness is biased and so cannot be trusted"

2. From this place

• "Get thee hence!"

3. From this time

• "A year hence it will be forgotten"