thence
gb/ðˈɛns/ us/ðˈɛns/
C1
English
~ 2400
Senses
0 senses
adverb
archaic
C1
relation
1
from that place or source
From that place or from that source.
Usage pattern:
to go/move/come thence
Common mistake:
Learners may confuse 'thence' with 'then', but 'thence' refers to origin or direction, not time.
Synonyms
from there (Modern, plain equivalent used in everyday speech.)
|
therefrom (Formal or legal equivalent, less common.)
Antonyms
thither (Means 'to that place' rather than 'from that place'.)
Collocations
go thence
|come thence
|depart thence
|return thence
|derive thence
Themes
directions
|travel
|narration
|space
|core_vocabulary
Examples
- He travelled to Rome and thence to Florence.
- The river flows from the mountains and thence into the sea.
- Goods were imported to the port and thence distributed across the country.
Learner examples
- We went to the city and thence to the beach.
- The road goes to the lake and thence to the hills.
- She took a train to London and thence a bus home.
adverb
archaic
C2
relation
2
as a result of that
Because of what was just said.
Common mistake:
Learners may confuse this meaning with 'then' as a time sequence; here it expresses causation.
Synonyms
therefore (Modern equivalent in logical or formal contexts.)
|
thus (Slightly more formal and common in academic writing.)
Antonyms
nevertheless (Indicates contrast instead of consequence.)
Collocations
and thence
|thus and thence
Themes
logic
|argumentation
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Examples
- He was late, and thence missed the opening speech.
- The evidence was unreliable, and thence the case was dismissed.
- They lacked proper training, and thence the poor performance.
Learner examples
- It rained all day, and thence the game was canceled.
- He forgot his ticket, and thence he could not travel.
- The car broke down, and thence we were late.
Grammar
Expressions
from thence
1/fɹˈʌm ðˈɛns/
fixed phrase
archaic
from that place or source
'From there' — used in old texts to show where something came from.
Examples
- They sailed from thence to the new world.
- From thence we journeyed into the mountains.