What does "thus" mean?
Thus: In this or that manner; on this wise. Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he. Gen. vi.
Additional senses
- 2.Thus God the heaven created, thus the earth. Milton.
- 3.To this degree or extent; so far; so; as, thus wise; thus peaceble; thus bold. Shak. Thus far extend, thus far thy bounds. Milton.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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