Pronunciations
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/hɪəˈfɔː/
Pronunciation notes
- Received-Pronunciation
Adverb
For this: instead or in consideration of this, with a view to this.
Usage- not-comparable
- Related words
- henceafterhenceforthhenceforwardhenceforwardshencefromhereabouthereaboutshereabovehereafterhereaftershereagainsthereamonghereanenthereathereawayherebeforeherebyhereforehereforthhereforwardhereforwardsherefromherehencehereinabovehereinafterhereinbeforehereinbelowhereinelsewherehereinsoeverhereintohereinunderheremidhereofhereonhereouthereoverherethroughherethroughoutheretoheretoforehereuntohereuponherewithherewithalherewithinherewithouthithertohitheruntohitherwardhitherwardshowbeithoweverhowsohowsoeverhowsomedeverhowsomeverthatawaythatwisethenceafterthenceforththenceforwardthenceforwardsthencefromthenceoutthereaboutthereaboutsthereabovethereacrossthereafterthereaftersthereagainthereagainsttherealongthereamongthereamongstthereanenttherearoundthereatthereawaytherebeforetherebesidetherebetweentherebeyondtherebythereverthereforthereforethereforththerefromtherehencethereinabovethereinafterthereinbeforethereinbelowthereintothereinundertheremidthereofthereonthereoutthereovertheresoevertherethroughtherethroughouttheretotheretoforethereuntothereupthereupontherewiththerewithaltherewithintherewithoutthisawaythiswisethitherinsoeverthithertothitherwardthitherwardswhateverwhatsowhatsoeverwhatsomedeverwhatsomeverwhatwisewhenaboutwhenaboutswhenaswheneverwhensowhensoeverwhensomeverwhenceafterwhenceverwhenceforthwhenceforwardwhencefromwhencewardwhencewardswhereaboutwhereaboutswhereabovewhereafterwhereafterswhereagainstwherealongwhereamongwhereamongstwhereanentwherearoundwhereaswhereatwhereawaywherebeforewherebesidewherebetweenwherebeyondwherebywhereverwhereforwhereforewhereforthwherefromwherehencewhereinabovewhereinafterwhereinbeforewhereinbelowwhereinsoeverwhereintowhereinunderwheremidwhereofwhereonwhereoutwhereoverwheresowheresoeverwheresomeverwherethroughwherethroughoutwheretowheretoforewhereuntowhereupwhereuponwherewithwherewithalwherewithinwherewithoutwhithereverwhitherinsoeverwhithersowhithertowhithertoforewhitherwardwhitherwardswhyeverwhyforwhysowhysoever1. Scottish2. from Middle English mid3. old dialectal form