different between thus vs already

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: th?s, IPA^(key): /?ð?s/
• Rhymes: -?s

Etymology 1

From Middle English thus, thous, thos, 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 þ?s (“by this, with this”), Old Saxon thius (“by this, with this”). Cognate with Scots thus (“thus”), North Frisian aldoz (“thus”), West Frisian dus (“thus”), Dutch dus (“thus, so”), Low German sus (“thus, hence”).

Adverb

thus (not comparable)

1. (manner) In this way or manner.
2. (conjunctive) As a result.

Synonyms

• (in this way): as such, like so, like this, so, thusly; See also Thesaurus:thus
• (as a result): as such, before, consequently, hence, so, therefore; See also Thesaurus:therefore

Derived terms

Translations

Etymology 2

Noun

thus (uncountable)

1. Alternative spelling of thuris

Anagrams

• Hust, STHU, Tush, huts, shut, tush

Latin

Alternative forms

• t?s

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ???? (thúos, “burnt offering, holocaust”), from ??? (thú?).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /t?u?s/, [t??u?s?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /tus/, [t?us]

Noun

th?s n (genitive th?ris); third declension

1. incense, frankincense

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

Synonyms

• libanus (Late Latin)

Descendants

• ? Middle Irish: túis
  • Irish: túis

See also

• th?mi?ma

References

• thus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• thus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• thus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• thus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??l???di/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?l???di/
• (cot–caught merger, Canada) IPA^(key): /?l???di/
• Hyphenation: al?read?y

Etymology 1

From Middle English alredy, alredi, equivalent to al- +? ready. Compare Dutch alreeds (“already”), Afrikaans alreeds (“already”), Middle Low German alreide, alreids (“already”), Danish allerede (“already”), Swedish allaredan (“already”), Norwegian Nynorsk allereie (“already”). More at all, ready.

Adverb

already (not comparable)

1. Prior to some specified time, either past, present, or future; by this time; previously.

   I was surprised that she hadn’t already told me the news.

   Much of what he said I knew already.

   • It was already dusk, and the lamps were just being lighted as we paced up and down in front of Briony Lodge, waiting for the coming of its occupant.
2. So soon.

Usage notes

Already may be used with the present perfect (I have already done that), the past perfect (I had already done it by then), the future perfect (When you arrive, the business will already have been completed) or the simple future (When you arrive, the business will already be complete)."Already" and "all ready" do not mean the same thing. The two-word term can be used to mean "fully prepared".

Translations

Descendants

• ? Gulf Arabic: ?????? (orr?di)

See also

• yet

Etymology 2

Semantic loan from Yiddish ????? (shoyn).

Adverb

already (not comparable)

1. (US) An intensifier used to emphasize impatience or express exasperation.

Anagrams

• adlayer