thenceforth
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/ˌðɛnsˈfɔːθ/
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/ˌðɛnsˈfɔːθ/ · /ˌðɛnsˈfɔːɹθ/ (US)
Definition of thenceforth
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adv
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(not-comparable)From that time on.
“...to the end, that all such foes to the rights of British-America may be publicly known, and universally contemned as the enemies of American liberty; and thenceforth we respectively will break off all dealings with him or her.”
“Furthermore: you must know that when the second iron is thrown overboard, it thenceforth becomes a dangling, sharp-edged terror, skittishly curvetting about both boat and whale, entangling the lines, or cutting them, and making a prodigious sensation in all directions.”
“The fear of losing Joe’s confidence, and of thenceforth sitting in the chimney corner at night staring drearily at my forever lost companion and friend, tied up my tongue.”
“1927-1929 — Mahatma Gandhi, An Autobiography or The Story of my Experiments with Truth, "Nirbal Ke Bala Rama", translated 1940 by Mahadev Desai I decided to act thenceforth with great caution; not to leave the house, but somehow leave Portsmouth.”
“Here his hand trembled as he set his pen to the proclamation that declared slaves thenceforth and forever free.”
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Etymology
From Middle English thennesforth, equivalent to thence + forth.
Words you can make from thenceforth
200+ playable · top: HENCEFORTH (21 pts)
Best play henceforth 21 points8-letter words
2 words7-letter words
10 words6-letter words
44 words- FRENCH 14 pts
- HEFTER 12 pts
- HEREOF 12 pts
- CHEERO 11 pts
- COHERE 11 pts
- CONFER 11 pts
- ECHOER 11 pts
- ETCHER 11 pts
- FENCER 11 pts
- HECTOR 11 pts
- REECHO 11 pts
- REFECT 11 pts
- ROCHET 11 pts
- ROTCHE 11 pts
- TECHNO 11 pts
- THENCE 11 pts
- TOCHER 11 pts
- TRENCH 11 pts
- TROCHE 11 pts
- FETTER 9 pts
- HEREON 9 pts
- HERETO 9 pts
- HETERO 9 pts
- HORNET 9 pts
- HOTTER 9 pts
- NETHER 9 pts
- NOTHER 9 pts
- TETHER 9 pts
- THRONE 9 pts
- TOTHER 9 pts
- CENOTE 8 pts
- CENTER 8 pts
- CENTRE 8 pts
- CORNET 8 pts
- COTTER 8 pts
- ENCORE 8 pts
- RECENT 8 pts
- RETCON 8 pts
- TENREC 8 pts
- TERCET 8 pts
- NETTER 6 pts
- ROTTEN 6 pts
- TENTER 6 pts
- TORTEN 6 pts
5-letter words
62 words- CHETH 13 pts
- FETCH 13 pts
- HOTCH 13 pts
- FOEHN 11 pts
- FORTH 11 pts
- FROTH 11 pts
- THEFT 11 pts
- CHEER 10 pts
- CHERT 10 pts
- CHORE 10 pts
- CHOTT 10 pts
- CROFT 10 pts
- FENCE 10 pts
- FORCE 10 pts
- HENCE 10 pts
- NOTCH 10 pts
- OCHER 10 pts
- OCHRE 10 pts
- RETCH 10 pts
- ROTCH 10 pts
- TENCH 10 pts
- TORCH 10 pts
- ETHER 8 pts
- FETOR 8 pts
- FORTE 8 pts
- FREON 8 pts
- FRONT 8 pts
- HERON 8 pts
- HONER 8 pts
- NORTH 8 pts
- OFTEN 8 pts
- OFTER 8 pts
- OTHER 8 pts
- TEETH 8 pts
- TENTH 8 pts
- THERE 8 pts
- THORN 8 pts
- THREE 8 pts
- THROE 8 pts
- TROTH 8 pts
- CENTO 7 pts
- CONTE 7 pts
- CRONE 7 pts
- ERECT 7 pts
- OCTET 7 pts
- ONCET 7 pts
- RECON 7 pts
- RECTO 7 pts
- TERCE 7 pts
- ENTER 5 pts
- NOTER 5 pts
- OTTER 5 pts
- RENTE 5 pts
- ROTTE 5 pts
- TENET 5 pts
- TENOR 5 pts
- TERNE 5 pts
- TONER 5 pts
- TORTE 5 pts
- TOTER 5 pts
- TREEN 5 pts
- TRONE 5 pts
4-letter words
67 words- CHEF 12 pts
- FOHN 10 pts
- HEFT 10 pts
- HETH 10 pts
- CHON 9 pts
- COFT 9 pts
- CORF 9 pts
- ECHE 9 pts
- ECHO 9 pts
- ECHT 9 pts
- ETCH 9 pts
- OCHE 9 pts
- TECH 9 pts
- FEET 7 pts
- FERE 7 pts
- FERN 7 pts
- FETE 7 pts
- FONT 7 pts
- FORE 7 pts
- FORT 7 pts
- FREE 7 pts
- FRET 7 pts
- FROE 7 pts
- HENT 7 pts
- HERE 7 pts
- HERN 7 pts
- HERO 7 pts
- HOER 7 pts
- HONE 7 pts
- HORN 7 pts
- REEF 7 pts
- REFT 7 pts
- TETH 7 pts
- THEE 7 pts
- THEN 7 pts
- THRO 7 pts
- TOFT 7 pts
- TREF 7 pts
- CENT 6 pts
- CERE 6 pts
- CERO 6 pts
- CERT 6 pts
- CETE 6 pts
- CONE 6 pts
- CORE 6 pts
- CORN 6 pts
- COTE 6 pts
- ONCE 6 pts
- TORC 6 pts
- ERNE 4 pts
- NETT 4 pts
- NOTE 4 pts
- RENO 4 pts
- RENT 4 pts
- RETE 4 pts
- ROTE 4 pts
- TEEN 4 pts
- TENT 4 pts
- TERN 4 pts
- TONE 4 pts
- TORE 4 pts
- TORN 4 pts
- TORT 4 pts
- TOTE 4 pts
- TREE 4 pts
- TRET 4 pts
- TROT 4 pts
3-letter words
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