whence

Meanings

• adverb, pronoun

  from what place or source

  - "Can you tell me whence you came?"
  - "The wind comes whence it pleases."

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Pronunciation

1. /wɛns/
   
   
   
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2. /wɛns/
   
   
   
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Antonyms

whither , whither

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with whence
ence , once , apace , grace , space , lace , pace , mace , place , race , space , trace

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Variants

List of all variants of whence that leads to same result
from whence , whence

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Etymology

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Old English 'wen þence', from 'wen' ('to go') + 'þence' ('thence, from that place')

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Trivia

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1. The word 'whence' is less commonly used in everyday language than the similar words 'where' and 'from'.

2. In mathematics, 'whence' is used to introduce a theorem or a proof, meaning 'therefore' or 'it follows'.

3. In the novel 'Moby-Dick' by Herman Melville, the character Starbuck uses the phrase 'whence comes it?' to ask about the origin of a problem or difficulty.

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Related Concepts

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1. hence: The opposite of 'whence'. It means 'from this place' or 'from here'. For example, 'I have come from the city, hence I cannot stay long.'

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Culture

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In literature, 'whence' is often used to ask about the origin or source of something, such as in Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' when Lady Macbeth asks 'What hands are these? Ha! They pluck out mine eyes. I'll do upon my self. Whence have I hands to pluck out mine eyes?'

How to Memorize "whence"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a map or a journey, and remember that 'whence' refers to the starting point.

2. associate
   

   - Associate 'whence' with 'where' and 'from'. For example, 'Where did you come from? From where, or whence?'

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic such as 'W-hen C-omes E-veryone, they come W-hence.'

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