thus

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/ˈðʌs/Northern England/ðʊs/

adverb

In this way or manner.

“If you throw the ball thus, as I’m showing you, you’ll have better luck hitting the target.”

Very commonScrabble 7

Meanings

thus1

adverbthus (not comparable)
  1. formalliterarynot comparablemannerIn this way or manner.

    If you throw the ball thus, as I’m showing you, you’ll have better luck hitting the target.

    2 more examples

    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, archived from the original on 15 Jun 2020

    Synonyms: as such

  2. conjunctiveformalliterarynot comparableAs a result.

    I have all the tools I need; thus, I will be able to fix the car without having to call a mechanic.

    4 more examples

    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, archived from the original on 03 Aug 2013

    Research on In 2 O 3 is very rare in photovoltaic materials due to its weak photoelectroactivity and poor charge carrier transport in In 2 O 3 [ 8 ], thus decreasing the power conversion efficiency of the cell.

    2015 June 4, S. Mahalingam et al., “Structural, Morphological, and Electron Transport Studies of Annealing Dependent In2O3 Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell”, in The Scientific World Journal, volume 2015, →DOI, archived from the original on 22 Mar 2025

    Synonyms: as such

thus2

nounthus (uncountable)
  1. alternativeformalliteraryuncountableAlternative form of thuris.

Thus3

proper noun
  1. pluralplural of Thu

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbIn this way or manner.

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adverbAs a result.

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More synonyms by meaning

nounan aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation

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Broader

adverb(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

adverbin the way indicated

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-West Germanic*þus“so, thus”
  2. Old Englishþus“thus, in this way, as follows, in this manner, to this extent”
  3. Middle Englishthus
  4. Englishthus

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”).

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Translations

Ancient Greek ὧδε, ταύτῃ
  • ὧδε (hôde)in this way or manner
  • ταύτῃ (taútēi)in this way or manner
  • οὕτως (hoútōs)in this way or manner
Arabic هَكَذَا, كَذَا
  • هَكَذَا (hakaḏā)in this way or manner
  • كَذَا (kaḏā)in this way or manner
  • وَهٰكَذَا (wahākaḏā)as a result
  • لِذَا (liḏā)as a result
  • إِذًا (ʔiḏan)as a result
  • بِالتَّالِي (bi-t-tālī)as a result
Basque hala
  • halaas a result
Bengali এভাবে
  • এভাবে (ebhabe)in this way or manner
Catalan així
  • aixíin this way or manner
Chinese Cantonese 噉樣 /噉样
  • 噉樣 /噉样in this way or manner
Chinese Mandarin 如此, 這樣 /这样
  • 如此 (rúcǐ)in this way or manner
  • 這樣 /这样 (zhèyàng)in this way or manner
  • 因此 (yīncǐ)as a result
  • 所以 (suǒyǐ)as a result
Czech tak, takto
  • takin this way or manner
  • taktoin this way or manner
  • a takas a result
  • tedyas a result
Danish dermed, dennelunde
  • dermedin this way or manner
  • dennelundein this way or manner
  • sådanin this way or manner
  • såledesas a result
Dutch zo, alzo
  • zoin this way or manner
  • alzoin this way or manner
  • aldusin this way or manner
  • waardoorin this way or manner
  • bijgevolgas a result
  • aldusas a result
Esperanto tiel
  • tielin this way or manner
Finnish näin, täten
  • näinin this way or manner
  • tätenas a result
  • sitenas a result
  • niinas a result
  • näinas a result
French ainsi, ainsi
  • ainsiin this way or manner
  • ainsias a result
  • alorsas a result
  • doncas a result
German so, also
  • soin this way or manner
  • alsoas a result
  • demnachas a result
Greek έτσι, έτσι
  • έτσι (étsi)in this way or manner
  • έτσι (étsi)as a result
Hebrew כך
  • כך (kakh)as a result
Hungarian így, ily módon
  • ígyin this way or manner
  • ily módonin this way or manner
  • ekképpin this way or manner
  • ekképpenin this way or manner
  • ígyas a result
  • úgyhogyas a result
  • ezáltalas a result
  • ilyenformánas a result
Irish amhlaidh, uaidh seo
  • amhlaidhin this way or manner
  • uaidh seoas a result
  • mar sinas a result
Italian così, quindi
  • cosìin this way or manner
  • quindias a result
  • perciòas a result
  • dunqueas a result
  • pertantoas a result
Japanese この様に, こう
  • この様に (kono yōni)in this way or manner
  • こう (kō)in this way or manner
  • こうして (kōshite)in this way or manner
  • それ故as a result
  • 従って (shitagatte)as a result
  • なので (nanode)as a result
Korean 이와 같이, 이처럼
  • 이와 같이 (iwa gachi)in this way or manner
  • 이처럼 (icheoreom)in this way or manner
  • 그러므로 (geureomeuro)as a result
Latin sic, ita
  • sicin this way or manner
  • itain this way or manner
  • itaas a result
  • sīcas a result
Latvian tādejādi, šādi
  • tādejādiin this way or manner
  • šādiin this way or manner
Lithuanian šitaip, štai taip
  • šitaipin this way or manner
  • štai taipin this way or manner
  • taipas a result
  • tokiu būduas a result
Māori nā konā, nā konei
  • nā konāas a result
  • nā koneias a result
  • nā reiraas a result
  • nō reiraas a result
  • me te ahaas a result
Norwegian sånn, slik
  • sånnin this way or manner
  • slikin this way or manner
  • på denne måtenin this way or manner
Norwegian Bokmål således
  • såledesas a result
Persian ایدون
  • ایدون (idun)in this way or manner
Polish tak, dlatego
  • takin this way or manner
  • dlategoas a result
Portuguese assim, dessa forma
  • assimin this way or manner
  • dessa formain this way or manner
  • desse jeitoin this way or manner
  • portantoas a result
  • logoas a result
  • assimas a result
Romanian așa, așa cum
  • așain this way or manner
  • așa cumin this way or manner
  • în acest felin this way or manner
  • astfelin this way or manner
  • decias a result
  • așadaras a result
Russian так, таки́м о́бразом
  • так (tak)in this way or manner
  • таки́м о́бразом (takím óbrazom)in this way or manner
  • таки́м о́бразом (takím óbrazom)as a result
Scottish Gaelic mar seo, mar sin
  • mar seoin this way or manner
  • mar sinin this way or manner
  • mar sinas a result
Spanish así, talmente
  • asíin this way or manner
  • talmentein this way or manner
  • asías a result
Swedish så, såhär
  • såin this way or manner
  • såhärin this way or manner
  • sålundain this way or manner
  • på detta visin this way or manner
  • följaktligenas a result
  • såledesas a result
  • sålundaas a result
  • alltsåas a result
Tamil அவ்வாறு, இவ்வாறு
  • அவ்வாறு (avvāṟu)in this way or manner
  • இவ்வாறு (ivvāṟu)in this way or manner
Turkish böylece
  • böylecein this way or manner
Ukrainian так, таки́м чи́ном
  • так (tak)in this way or manner
  • таки́м чи́ном (takým čýnom)in this way or manner
  • отже’ (otžeʺ)as a result
  • таки́м чи́ном (takým čýnom)as a result
Welsh felly, fel hyn
  • fellyin this way or manner
  • fel hynin this way or manner
  • fellyas a result

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Cite this entry
APA

thus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thus

MLA

“thus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thus.

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