The difference between Consequently and Hence
When used as adverbs, consequently means as a result or consequence of something, whereas hence means from here, from this place, away.
Hence is also interjection with the meaning: go away! begone!.
check bellow for the other definitions of Consequently and Hence
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Consequently as an adverb (conjunctive):
As a result or consequence of something.
Examples:
"He didn't wake up early. Consequently, he was late to work."
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Consequently as an adverb (sequence, obsolete):
subsequently, following after in time or sequence.
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Hence as an adverb (archaic):
from here, from this place, away
Examples:
"I'm going hence, because you have insulted me."
"Get thee hence, Satan!"
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Hence as an adverb (archaic, figuratively):
from the living or from this world
Examples:
"After a long battle, my poor daughter was taken hence."
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Hence as an adverb (archaic, of a length of time):
in the future from now
Examples:
"A year hence it will be forgotten."
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Hence as an adverb (conjunctive):
as a result; therefore, for this reason
Examples:
"I shall go to Japan and hence will not be here in time for the party."
"The purse is handmade and hence very expensive."