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thus
adverb /ðʌs/ formalDefinition
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› in this way: Bend from the waist, thus.Ways of achieving thingsConnecting words joining words or phrases with similar or related meanings B2 with this result: They planned to reduce staff and thus to cut costs.Ways of achieving thingsConnecting words joining words or phrases with similar or related meanings thus far › as far as this or until now: We haven't had any problems thus far.Until a particular moment
(Definition of thus adverb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- before preposition, adverb, conjunction
- day noun
- far adverb (DISTANCE)
- hitherto adverb
- in preposition (NO MORE THAN)
- inside preposition
- interim noun
- meantime noun
- meanwhile adverb
- now adverb (AT PRESENT)
- pending preposition
- till preposition, conjunction
- time noun (PERIOD)
- to date idiom
- to preposition (INFINITIVE)
- to preposition (UNTIL)
- until preposition, conjunction (TIME)
- up to preposition (UNTIL)
- wait till/until ... idiom
- yet adverb (UNTIL NOW)
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