Definition:
- (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.
Compare whence with other words:
whence vs. whether
therefore vs. whence
when vs. whence
whence vs. whereof
whence vs. whenceforth
whence vs. whencesoever
whence vs. whencever
thence vs. whence
source vs. whence
whence vs. where
place vs. whence
whence vs. whither
hence vs. whence