thus
- 01 B2 Upper Intermediate
because of what was just mentioned; therefore.
used as a conjunctive adverb to indicate a logical consequence or result of the preceding statement.
Simple“The company reduced its prices and thus attracted many new customers.”
In context“The experiment was conducted under controlled conditions; thus, the results are considered highly reliable by the scientific community.”
UsageOften used to connect two independent clauses, typically following a semicolon or starting a new sentence.
Synonyms - 02 C1 Advanced
in the way that has just been described or shown.
indicating the manner or way in which an action is performed or a state exists.
Simple“The artist painted the sky with blue and grey, thus creating a stormy mood.”
In context“By rotating the lens thus, the photographer was able to eliminate the glare from the water's surface.”
UsageIn this sense, it often appears at the end of a clause or immediately after the verb it modifies.
Synonyms
Usage thus far
“In areas where Bolsonaro's share of the vote was 10 percentage points higher, the number of same-sex marriages increased by approximately 85% relative to the reference month and thus nearly doubled.”
“Photograph: NASA/Reuters Astrobiological research thus also involves investigating life on our own planet, to understand the range of environments in which it can develop.”
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”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.