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hence

/ˈhɛns/
adverb
  1. From here, from this place, away

    "Get thee hence, Satan!"

  2. From the living or from this world

    "After a long battle, my poor daughter was taken hence."

  3. (of a length of time) in the future from now

    "A year hence it will be forgotten."

Synonymsconsequently, herefrom
Antonymshither

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