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thus

[ thuhs ]
/ 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.
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Origin of thus

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

usage note for thus

See thusly.

Words nearby thus

Thursday, Thursday Island, Thursdays, Thurston, Thurston Island, thus, thus far, thusly, Thus Spake Zarathustra, Thutmose I, Thutmose II
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Words related to thus

so, then, therefore, as, for example, for instance, such as, hence, thusly, like, as follows, in kind, just like that, consequently, ergo, thereupon

How to use thus in a sentence

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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