- whence adv
- [wɛns]
(liter: from where) da dove
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Whence — Whence, adv. [OE. whennes, whens (with adverbial s, properly a genitive ending; see { wards}), also whenne, whanene, AS. hwanan, hwanon, hwonan, hwanone; akin to D. when. See {When}, and cf. {Hence}, {Thence}.] [1913 Webster] 1. From what place;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
whence — adv. & conj. formal adv. from what place? (whence did they come?). conj. 1 to the place from which (return whence you came). 2 (often prec. by place etc.) from which (the source whence these errors arise). 3 and thence (whence it follows that).… … Useful english dictionary
whence — [hwens, wens] adv. [ME whennes (< whenne, WHEN + adv. gen. s), replacing OE hwanan] from what place, source, or cause?; from where? [whence does he find his strength?] conj. 1. from what place, source, or cause [I know whence he comes] 2. from … English World dictionary
whence — [wens] adv, pron [Date: 1200 1300; : Old English; Origin: whanon from which place ] old use from where ▪ I walked to Rainbagh, whence I could complete the journey by car. →↑whither … Dictionary of contemporary English
whence — adv. gen. of ‘when;’ [whonene]. O. and N. 138; [wanene]. O. and N. 1298; [whannes]. 288 β; [whethen]. Ps. cxx. 1 … Oldest English Words
whence — /hwens, wens/ adv. 1. from what place?: Whence comest thou? 2. from what source, origin, or cause?: Whence has he wisdom? conj. 3. from what place, source, cause, etc.: He told whence he came. [1250 1300; ME whennes, whannes, equiv. to whanne (by … Universalium
whence — [[t](h)wɛns, wɛns[/t]] adv. 1) from what place?: Whence comest thou?[/ex] 2) from what source, origin, or cause?: Whence has he wisdom?[/ex] 3) from what place, source, cause, etc.: He told whence he came[/ex] • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME whennes,… … From formal English to slang
whence — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adv. See attribution. II (Roget s IV) conj. Syn. from where, from what place, from what origin, wherefrom … English dictionary for students
whence — hwens /wens adv. from where?, from what source? conj. from where; from which; place from which; to the place at which … English contemporary dictionary
þanon — adv from that time or place, thence, away; whence, from which, of which; þanon…þanon thence…whence; then, thereupon, henceforth; by which, through that; 1. with demonstrative force, thence; (1) marking the point from which motion takes place;… … Old to modern English dictionary
þanone — adv from that time or place, thence, away; whence, from which, of which; þanone…þanone thence…whence; then, thereupon, henceforth; by which, through that; 1. thence; (1) local; (2) temporal, after that; (3) causal; 2. whence, from which, of which … Old to modern English dictionary
