whence

conj. from where; from which; place from which; to the place at which

adv. from where?, from what source?

Adverb
1. from what place or origin or source; "whence did he come?"; "whence comes this splendid feast?"; "sketches the lawless society whence the ballads sprang"-DeLancey Ferguson
(synonym) wherefrom

(adv.)
From what place; hence, from what or which source, origin, antecedent, premise, or the like; how; -- used interrogatively.
  

(adv.)
From what or which place, source, material, cause, etc.; the place, source, etc., from which; -- used relatively.
  

Synonyms and related words:
accordingly, away, because of that, because of this, consequently, derivation, ergo, for that, for that cause, for that reason, for this cause, for this reason, for which reason, forth, fountain, hence, hereat, inception, off, on that account, on that ground, on this account, origin, out, propter hoc, provenance, provenience, root, then, thence, thereat, therefor, therefore, therefrom, thereof, thus, thusly, thuswise, well, wellspring, wherefore, wherefrom
  

whence /wens/
phó từ (th ca); (văn học) từ đâu, do đâuno one knows whence he came: chẳng ai biết anh ta từ đâu đếnwhence all this confusion?: do đâu mà có sự lộn xộn này? đại từ (th ca); (văn học) từ đâu, do đâufrom whence he is?: nó từ đâu đến? từ đó, do đóthat was the circumstance [from] whence their misfortunes sprung: đó là cái hoàn cnh từ đó đ ny sinh ratất c những điều bất hạnh của chúng danh từ (th ca); (văn học) nguồn gốche knows neither his whence nor his whither: nó chẳng hề biết nó ở đâu đến mà cũng chẳng biết nó đi đâu
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