thus

[ th uhs ]

/ ðʌs /

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adverb

in the way just indicated; in this way: Stated thus, the problem seems trivial.

in such or the following manner; so: Thus it came to pass.

accordingly; consequently: It is late, and thus you must go.

to this extent or degree: thus far.

as an example; for instance.

Nearby words

Origin of thus

before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch dus

Usage note

See thusly.

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He was not selling “loosies” that day, no cigarettes were found on his person, and thus there was no probable cause in play.
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He rebuilt the fortifications of Megiddo, thus securing the control of the network of roads which traversed Southern Syria.
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Thus he became acquainted with a famous singing girl called Tu, whose first name was Mei, or "Elegance."
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Thus my memory was really correct; I had merely forgotten the experience to which it referred.
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At last he became worn out, and lay quite still, and thus froze fast in the ice.
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British Dictionary definitions for thus

thus

/ (ðʌs) /

adverb

in this mannerdo it thus

to such a degreethus far and no further

sentence connector

thereforeWe have failed. Thus we have to take the consequences

Word Origin for thus

Old English; related to Old Frisian, Old Saxon thus

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Word Origin and History for thus

thus

adv.

Old English þus "in this way," related to þæt "that" and this, but the exact connection and Proto-Germanic history are obscure. Cognate with Old Saxon and Old Frisian thus, Middle Dutch and Dutch dus. Colloquial adverb thusly first recorded 1865.