thus

American  

[thuhs] / ðʌs /

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.

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thus British  

/ ðʌs /

adverb

1. in this manner

   do it thus

2. to such a degree

   thus far and no further

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1. therefore

   We have failed. Thus we have to take the consequences

Usage

See thusly.

Etymology

Origin of thus

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

Example Sentences

These products own the VIX futures and are thus not designed to be bought and held, for they lose value due to time decay.

From MarketWatch

But then, Mr. Scott doesn’t have to fight contested elections and thus doesn’t have to get nasty.

From The Wall Street Journal

It is thus fitting that his Metropolitan Opera debut production, which opened on Monday, was Wagner’s long and unwieldy “Tristan und Isolde,” which offers plenty of space for interpretation.

From The Wall Street Journal

The rights and opportunities that supposedly flow from our citizenship status thus become as unstable and arbitrary as those of stateless persons.

From Salon

Navy, which wanted the best and thus had no interest in Dreyer’s inferior system, funneled information about the Pollen-Isherwood system to an American startup.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• as
• for example
• for instance
• such as