[hɛns], (Adverb)

Definitions:
- as a consequence; for this reason
(e.g: many vehicle journeys (and hence a lot of pollution) would be saved)

- from now (used after a period of time)
(e.g: two years hence they might say something different)

- from here
(e.g: hence, be gone)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English hennes (in hence): from earlier henne (from Old English heonan, of Germanic origin, related to he)+ -s (later respelled -ce to denote the unvoiced sound)