adverb/ɛ̃.si/
in this way, thus
“Ainsi, je conclus que son comportement était délibéré.” — Thus, I conclude that his conduct was deliberate.
Related: ainsi que, et ainsi de suite, pour ainsi dire
Inherited from Middle French ainsi, from Old French ensi, ainsins, probably from Latin ad (“to”) + in (“in”) + sīc (“thus”). Alternatively, from Old French ains + si, but this is less likely, especially for the forms beginning with en-. Compare Catalan així, Italian così, Portuguese assim, Romanian așa, Spanish así.