{
    "term": "hence",
    "partOfSpeech": "adverb",
    "academic": true,
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "for this reason",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We suspect they are trying to hide something, hence the need for an independent inquiry."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Change, cause and effect"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a number of days, etc. from now",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The true consequences will only be known several years hence."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/hens/",
                "audio": "he/hence/hence__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/hens/",
                "audio": "he/hence/hence__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English hennes (originally meaning ‘from here’): from earlier henne (from Old English heonan, of Germanic origin, related to he) + -s (later respelled -ce to denote the unvoiced sound)."
}