whence

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciationshwɛns/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/hwɛns, wɛns/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(hwens, wens)

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whence adv literary (from where) (preguntas indirectas)de dónde loc adv
  (cláusulas relativas)de donde loc adv
 The king demanded to know whence the messenger had come.
 El rey quería saber de dónde había venido el mensajero.
 Esta oración no es una traducción de la original. El país de donde vengo se encuentra al otro lado de las montañas.
whence adv literary (from what origin)de dónde loc adv
  de qué origen loc adv
 Tell me, good knight, whence came your good fortune?
 Dime, buen caballero, ¿de dónde viene tu buena suerte?
whence conj literary (for which reason)por ello loc conj
  por ese motivo loc conj
 I come to bid thee farewell, whence my riding-habit.
 Vengo a despedirme de usted, por ello mi traje de montar.
whence conj literary (from which place)de ahí loc adv
 She hails from Italy, whence too her gay apparel.
 Viene de Italia; de ahí su atuendo llamativo.
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