thus en · ADV · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- thŭs
- /ˈðʌs/
- /ðʊs/ (Northern-England)
Etymology
From Middle English thus, þus, from Old English þus (“thus, in this way, as follows, in this manner, to this extent”), from Proto-West Germanic *þus (“so, thus”), perhaps originally from a variant of the instrumental form of this, related to Old English þȳs (“by this, with this”), Old Saxon thius (“by this, with this”). Cognate with Scots thus (“thus”), North Frisian thus, Saterland Frisian dus, düs (“thus”), West Frisian dus (“thus”), Dutch dus (“thus, so”), Middle High German dus (“thus, as follows”). Compare also Dutch zus (“thus, hence”), Low German sus (“thus, hence”), Middle High German sus (“thus, hence”), a similar formation from the stem of Proto-West Germanic *swā (“so”).
Meanings
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(formal, literary, not-comparable) In this way or manner.
If you throw the ball thus, as I’m showing you, you’ll have better luck hitting the target.
But then I had the [massive] flintlock by me for protection. ¶[…]The linen-press and a chest on the top of it formed, however, a very good gun-carriage; and, thus mounted, aim could be taken out of the window at the old mare feeding in the meadow below by the brook, and a 'bead' could be drawn upon Molly, the dairymaid, kissing the fogger behind the hedge,[…].
1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter 1, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], →OCLC:David Mason, Beverage and Bar Manager at St. Regis, describes the complex aromas and layered palate of the cognac thus: “It’s kind of autumn flavors. Really nutty, almondy – kind of fig, plum, dried fruits. But it finishes off really smoothly but with a little bit of tobacco leaf.”
2016 December 16, Peter Shadbolt, “What does a $22,000 cognac actually taste like?”, in CNN:
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(conjunctive, formal, literary, not-comparable) As a result.
I corralled the judge, and we started off across the fields, in no very mild state of fear of that gentleman's wife, whose vigilance was seldom relaxed. And thus we came by a circuitous route to Mohair, the judge occupied by his own guilty thoughts, and I by others not less disturbing.
1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter VIII, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:Not unnaturally, “Auntie” took this communication in bad part. Thus outraged, she showed herself to be a bold as well as a furious virago.
1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XXII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:[The researchers] noticed many of their pieces of [plastic marine] debris sported surface pits around two microns across. Such pits are about the size of a bacterial cell. Closer examination showed that some of these pits did, indeed, contain bacteria, and that in several cases these bacteria were dividing and thus, by the perverse arithmetic of biological terminology, multiplying.
2013 July 20, “Welcome to the plastisphere”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8845:I have all the tools I need; thus, I will be able to fix the car without having to call a mechanic.
Deriveds
thus and such · thusness · thus and so · thuswise · thusfore · thus far · thusly
Relateds
as follows · followingly · regardless
Synonyms
therefore · consequently · so · thusly · before · this way · as such (as a result) · like so · as such (in this way) · hence · like this · thus · like that
Translations (185)
nl alzo (in this way or manner) · mk така (in this way or manner) · ca així (in this way or manner) · ja なので (as a result) · hu ekképp (in this way or manner) · ajp هيك (in this way or manner) · ckb چونکە (as a result) · ga mar sin (as a result) · ko 그러므로 (as a result) · sv på detta vis (in this way or manner) · cs tedy (as a result) · ckb بەم شێوەیە (in this way or manner) · mi me te aha (as a result) · no slik (in this way or manner) · az bu cür (in this way or manner) · cmn 所以 (as a result) · cy felly (in this way or manner) · grc οὕτως (in this way or manner) · uk таки́м чи́ном (in this way or manner) · got 𐍃𐍅𐌰 (in this way or manner) · sv således (as a result) · ba шулай итеп (as a result) · enm þus (in this way or manner) · nmn ǃāhʻu (in this way or manner) · mt hekk (in this way or manner) · nl bijgevolg (as a result) · afb چذي (in this way or manner) · tr böylece (in this way or manner) · arz هيك (in this way or manner) · nb således (as a result) · so sidaan (in this way or manner) · grc ὧδε (in this way or manner) · ro în acest fel (in this way or manner) · pt logo (as a result) · ja この様に (in this way or manner) · es talmente (in this way or manner) · hu így (as a result) · ja それ故 (as a result) · sa यथा (in this way or manner) · am ስለዚህ (as a result) · ka ასე (in this way or manner) · ba шулай итеп (in this way or manner) · ro așadar (as a result) · mi nō reira (as a result) · he כך (as a result) · ja こうして (in this way or manner) · fr alors (as a result) · ja 従って (as a result) · ko 이와 같이 (in this way or manner) · pl tak (in this way or manner) · sv alltså (as a result) · so saas daraadeed (as a result) · arz هكدا (in this way or manner) · la sīc (as a result) · ar هَكَذَا (in this way or manner) · ga uaidh seo (as a result) · so sidaa (in this way or manner) · fr donc (as a result) · ckb بۆیە (as a result) · it quindi (as a result) · ro așa cum (in this way or manner) · rm perquai (as a result) · az bu yolla (in this way or manner) · uk таки́м чи́ном (as a result) · arz كذا (in this way or manner) · ta இவ்வாறு (in this way or manner) · sv så (in this way or manner) · bn এভাবে (in this way or manner) · oc aital (in this way or manner) · ba ошолай итеп (in this way or manner) · sv följaktligen (as a result) · ta அவ்வாறு (in this way or manner) · es así (as a result) · fi näin (as a result) · de also (as a result) · pt dessa forma (in this way or manner) · az belə (in this way or manner) · fr ainsi (in this way or manner) · lt taip (as a result) · so saas awgeed (as a result) · ar لِذَا (as a result) · gd mar sin (in this way or manner) · da sådan (in this way or manner) · ja こう (in this way or manner) · sv såhär (in this way or manner) · hu ily módon (in this way or manner) · ko 이처럼 (in this way or manner) · da dennelunde (in this way or manner) · mhr садлан (as a result) · cs tak (in this way or manner) · fi niin (as a result) · pl dlatego (as a result) · eo tiel (in this way or manner) · de so (in this way or manner) · pt portanto (as a result) · so saas darteed (as a result) · kk осылай (in this way or manner) · ps ځکه (as a result) · ckb ئەوھا (in this way or manner) · gd mar sin (as a result) · hu úgyhogy (as a result) · ga amhlaidh (in this way or manner) · it dunque (as a result) · sa एवम् (in this way or manner) · de demnach (as a result) · nl zo (in this way or manner) · no sånn (in this way or manner) · tpi olsem (in this way or manner) · mi nā konei (as a result) · pdt aulsoo (nds) (as a result) · el έτσι (in this way or manner) · mg noho izany (as a result) · lt štai taip (in this way or manner) · la ita (as a result) · uk так (in this way or manner) · lv tādejādi (in this way or manner) · it perciò (as a result) · ro deci (as a result) · yue 噉樣 /噉样 (in this way or manner) · el έτσι (as a result) · grc ταύτῃ (in this way or manner) · fi näin (in this way or manner) · lt šitaip (in this way or manner) · acw كِذا (in this way or manner) · hu ekképpen (in this way or manner) · sv sålunda (as a result) · sa यथा (as a result) · sl takó (as a result) · az beləliklə (as a result) · cmn 這樣 /这样 (in this way or manner) · so sidaas darteed (as a result) · ru таки́м о́бразом (as a result) · fi täten (as a result) · la ita (in this way or manner) · cs a tak (as a result) · hu így (in this way or manner) · cmn 因此 (as a result) · cs takto (in this way or manner) · mi nā konā (as a result) · nl aldus (in this way or manner) · la sic (in this way or manner) · hu ezáltal (as a result) · ba шулай (in this way or manner) · enm þus (as a result) · fr ainsi (as a result) · pt assim (as a result) · it così (in this way or manner) · ba ошолай (in this way or manner) · cmn 如此 (in this way or manner) · fa ایدون (in this way or manner) · ar كَذَا (in this way or manner) · ru так (in this way or manner) · ka ანუ (as a result) · da således (as a result) · fi siten (as a result) · es así (in this way or manner) · it pertanto (as a result) · ro astfel (in this way or manner) · uk отже’ (as a result) · eu hala (as a result) · kk осылайша (in this way or manner) · ro așa (in this way or manner) · cy felly (as a result) · no på denne måten (in this way or manner) · ru таки́м о́бразом (in this way or manner) · ar بِالتَّالِي (as a result) · nl waardoor (in this way or manner) · so sidaas daraadeed (as a result) · pt assim (in this way or manner) · nl aldus (as a result) · da dermed (in this way or manner) · sv sålunda (in this way or manner) · ps داسې (in this way or manner) · ar وَهٰكَذَا (as a result) · acm هَيچ (in this way or manner) · so sidas awgeed (as a result) · hu ilyenformán (as a result) · ar إِذًا (as a result) · mi nā reira (as a result) · gd mar seo (in this way or manner) · pt desse jeito (in this way or manner) · oc atal (in this way or manner) · cy fel hyn (in this way or manner) · lv šādi (in this way or manner) · lt tokiu būdu (as a result)