1. hence

adverb. ['ˈhɛns'] (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result.

Rhymes with Hence

• misrepresents
• nondefense
• commonsense
• suspense
• pretense
• expense
• dispense
• condense
• intense
• incense
• defense
• defence
• commence
• spens
• spence
• offense
• immense
• ferenc
• tense
• sense
• pense
• pence
• hense
• fence
• dense
• cents
• bence

How do you pronounce hence?

Pronounce hence as hɛns.

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Sentences with hence

1. Adverb
The two sides must equal, or be balanced, hence the name of the report.

2. Verb, base form
Males are known to fight, hence their other common name, "Siamese fighting fish."

Quotes about hence

1. The very essence of the creative is its novelty, and hence we have no standard by which to judge it.
- Carl Rogers

2. The art of war is of vital importance to the state. It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry which can on no account be neglected.
- Sun Tzu

3. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.
- Christopher McCandless