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hin

Pronunciation: /hɪn/

“hin” is a German word. Its 6 meanings in English:

adverb

  1. there, thither; denotes direction towards a place that is not the speaker’s current location.

adjective

  1. gone (somewhere), left, situated
  2. dead or out of order, kaput
  3. exhausted, depleted
  4. captivated, hooked
  5. Expresses the time left until a certain event in the future.

Etymology

From Middle High German hin, from Old High German hina. Cognate with Dutch heen. Compare also English hence.

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