What is the meaning of hence?

Answer 1

Hence must has several meanings. I have read one sentence and from this one meaning can be concluded easily.

So the sentence goes like this: The more you weight, the more calories your body needs to sustain itself, hence the more calories you use.

So I suppose the meaning is: therefore, in this way, or something like that.

Answer 2

Hence: from this place or time

or

as an inference from this fact; for this reason; therefore

example: after a long, hard life they were taken hence.

Answer 3

The word hence is an adverb. The meaning of hence is as a consequence of. You can also say, for this reason or thus, instead of hence.

Answer 4

this is simple, hence just means therefore

Answer 5

Previous statement was the reason for.

Answer 6

Thus