heretofore
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌhɪətəˈfɔː/
ipa: /ˌhɪətʊˈfɔː/
ipa: /ˌhɪətəˈfɔə/
ipa: /ˌhɪətʊˈfɔə/
ipa: /ˈhɪɹtəfɔɹ/
ipa: /ˈhɪɹtəfoɹ/
Etymology: From Middle English heretoforn, equivalent to here (“here”) + toforn (“before”), from Old English tōforan (“before”). More at here, tofore.
Senses: examples: text: We now make available these works which were heretofore unpublished.
text: For quotations using this term, see Citations:heretofore.
text: The Permanent Way: Britain's Railroads in the Making. By Horace Greenleaf and G. Tyers. […]There is no doubt that the permanent way has failed heretofore to attract popular interest to an extent comparable with its importance, but possibly the publicity given recently to various forms of experiment is tending to change this.
ref: 1948 September and October, “Railway Literature”, in Railway Magazine, page 351:
synonyms: word: hitherto
word: as yet
word: as of yet
word: erenow
word: herebefore
word: hereto
word: heretofore
word: heretoforetime
word: hereunto
word: hereuntofore
word: hitherto
word: hithertofore
word: so far
word: thus far
word: to date
word: up to now
word: yet
antonyms: hereafter
henceforth
glosses: Before now, until now, up to the present time; from the beginning to this point.
examples: text: heretofore referred to as
text: heretofore mentioned
synonyms: hereinabove
hereabove
hereinbefore
herebefore
antonyms: hereinafter
hereinunder
hereafter
hereunder
hereforth
henceforth
hypernyms: hereinelsewhere
glosses: Previously within the present text; earlier herein.
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1. Scottish2. from Middle English mid3. old dialectal form