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thus

[ thuhs ]

adverb

  1. in the way just indicated; in this way:

    Stated thus, the problem seems trivial.

  2. in such or the following manner; so:

    Thus it came to pass.

  3. accordingly; consequently:

    It is late, and thus you must go.

  4. to this extent or degree:

    thus far.

  5. as an example; for instance.


thus

/ ðʌs /

adverb

  1. in this manner

    do it thus

  2. to such a degree

    thus far and no further

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

sentence connector

  1. therefore

    We have failed. Thus we have to take the consequences

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Usage Note

See thusly.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of thus1

First recorded before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch dus
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Word History and Origins

Origin of thus1

Old English; related to Old Frisian, Old Saxon thus
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Example Sentences

Donald Trump promises this time around to arrest and deport the children of migrants who were born in this country and thus have American citizenship, as well as their undocumented parents.

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But the high-resolution images thus far have confirmed that the tension persists.

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Sam glimpses the joy and nobility of comradeship and thus begins her quest to save, if not the entire world, then her personal piece of it.

This approach can reduce the need for sizable investments in storage, and thus the total system cost, while maximizing availability of clean power when it's needed, the researchers found.

The rate of this metabolism reveals the tumour subtype and thus its sensitivity to treatment.

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