thus

[th uhs]

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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.

Origin of thus

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

Usage note

See thusly.

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Examples from the Web for thus

Contemporary Examples

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Could the (thus far) timid trembling give way to a full-on, grand mal seizure?
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Thus begins an episode of The Mindy Project centered around a guy trying to have butt sex with his girlfriend.
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Thus it attracted a wave of cowboy operators to fly passengers and cargo between cities.
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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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Historical Examples

The request, thus aided by flattery, was almost unanimously granted.
Philothea
Lydia Maria Child
"Yet it is ever thus, when Plato is with us," exclaimed Pericles.
Philothea
Lydia Maria Child
It is ever thus, when we disobey the gods, to please mortals.
Philothea
Lydia Maria Child
It was thus Billy Brue found him at the end of his second day's search.
The Spenders
Harry Leon Wilson
"No, I suppose not," said Hester, thus disclaiming the title.
Brave and Bold
Horatio Alger

British Dictionary definitions for thus

thus

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

Old English; related to Old Frisian, Old Saxon thus

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

Word Origin and History for 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.

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Usage note

Examples from the Web for thus

Contemporary Examples

Thus, more time is spent organization and obtaining ones free of failings.

Could the (thus far) timid trembling give way to a full-on, grand mal seizure?

Thus begins an episode of The Mindy Project centered around a guy trying to have butt sex with his girlfriend.

Thus it attracted a wave of cowboy operators to fly passengers and cargo between cities.

He was not selling “loosies” that day, no cigarettes were found on his person, and thus there was no probable cause in play.

Historical Examples

The request, thus aided by flattery, was almost unanimously granted.

"Yet it is ever thus, when Plato is with us," exclaimed Pericles.

It is ever thus, when we disobey the gods, to please mortals.

It was thus Billy Brue found him at the end of his second day's search.

"No, I suppose not," said Hester, thus disclaiming the title.

thus

Word Origin

Word Origin and History for thus

adv.

Origin of thus