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Whence

Adverb

Definitionen

1.AdverbFrom where; from which place or source.
"Whence came I?; "Pork" comes from French, whence we get most of our modern cooking terms.; Go to whence you came!; That envy whence comes hate."
2.ConjunctionUsed for introducing the result of a fact that has just been stated; thence
"The work is slow and dangerous, whence the high costs.; I scored more than you in the exam, whence we can conclude that I am better at the subject than you are."
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