thus

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.]

IN BRIEF: In this way; likewise. Also: For this reason; therefore.

She realized as a girl of eight that if she sat down and wrote her stories, she could escape the parts of life she didn't like, embroider the parts she did and thus control the life she had. — Dudley Clendinen

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation
  Synonyms: frankincense, olibanum, gum olibanum

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The adverb thus has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
  Synonyms: therefore, hence, thence

Meaning #2: in the way indicated; (`thusly' is a nonstandard variant)
  Synonyms: thusly, so

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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - således, på denne måde

idioms:

• thus far    indtil nu

Nederlands (Dutch)
(al)dus, zo

Français (French)
adv. - ainsi, par conséquent, de cette façon, alors

idioms:

• thus far    jusqu'à présent

Deutsch (German)
adv. - so, deshalb

idioms:

• thus far    so viel

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - έτσι, τοιουτοτρόπως, λοιπόν, συνεπώς, τόσο

idioms:

• thus far    μέχρι τώρα/τούδε

Italiano (Italian)
così, pertanto

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - assim, desta maneira, por conseguinte, até este ponto

idioms:

• thus far    até aqui

Русский (Russian)
так, таким образом

idioms:

• thus far    до сих пор

Español (Spanish)
adv. - así, de esta manera, por eso, así que, por ejemplo

idioms:

• thus far    hasta aquí, hasta ahora, hasta hoy

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - sålunda, alltså, således

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
如此, 至此, 因此

idioms:

• thus far    到现在为止

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 如此, 至此, 因此

idioms:

• thus far    到現在為止

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 이렇게, 이와 같이, 그러므로

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - このように, この程度まで, 例えば, だから, こうして

idioms:

• thus far    今のところ, その程度まで

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) هكذا وبالتالي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮כך, ככה, באופן זה, לכן, לפיכך‬

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