thus Syllabification: (thus)Pronunciation: /T͟Həs/Translate thus | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of thus adverb literary or formal 1as a result or consequence of this; therefore:Burke knocked out Byrne, thus becoming champion 2in the manner now being indicated or exemplified; in this way:she phoned Susan, and while she was thus engaged, Charles summoned the doctor 3 [as submodifier] to this point; so:the website has been cracked three times thus farOrigin: Old English, of unknown originthus in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of thus in the British & World English dictionary