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thus
(thŭs)adv.
1. In this manner: Lay the pieces out thus. See Usage Note at thusly.
2. To a stated degree or extent; so.
3. Therefore; consequently: Thus it was necessary for me to resign.
4. For example: Few of the nation's largest cities are state capitals; thus neither New York nor Chicago is the seat of its state's government.
[Middle English, from Old English; see to- in Indo-European roots.]
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thus
(ðʌs)adv
1. in this manner: do it thus.
2. to such a degree: thus far and no further.
sentence connector
therefore: We have failed. Thus we have to take the consequences.
[Old English; related to Old Frisian, Old Saxon thus]
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thus
(ðʌs)adv.
1. in the way just indicated; in this way: Managed thus, the business will succeed.
2. in the following manner; so: Thus it came to pass that a child was born.
3. accordingly; consequently.
4. to this extent or degree: thus far.
5. for instance.
[before 900; Middle English, Old English, c. Old Saxon thus, Middle Dutch dus]
usage: See thusly.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() gum - any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying |
Adv. | 1. | thus - (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result; "therefore X must be true"; "the eggs were fresh and hence satisfactory"; "we were young and thence optimistic"; "it is late and thus we must go"; "the witness is biased and so cannot be trusted" |
2. | thus - in the way indicated; "hold the brush so"; "set up the pieces thus"; (`thusly' is a nonstandard variant) |
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thus
adverb
1. therefore, so, hence, consequently, accordingly, for this reason, ergo, on that account women's access to the basic means of production, and thus to political power
2. in this way, so, like this, as follows, like so, in this manner, in this fashion, to such a degree She explained her mistake thus.
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Translations
في هذه الطَّريقَه
taktakhletakto
dennelundesåledes
tiel
näinniinsitentäten
ily módon
òannig, meî òví móti, á òann hátt
そしてそれだから
itasic
taip
tātādā veidātādējādi
tako
böyleböyleliklebu nedenle
thus
[ðʌs] ADV (= in this way) → así, de este modo; (= as a result) → por eso, así que, de modo quehe withdrew from the competition, thus allowing his rival to win → se retiró de la competición, así que or de modo que ganó su rival
thus it is that → así es que ..., es por eso que ...
thus, when he got home → así que, cuando llegó a casa ...
thus far → hasta ahora or aquí
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thus
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thus
(ðas) adverb (referring to something mentioned immediately before or after) in this or that way or manner. He spoke thus; Thus, he was able to finish the work quickly.
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