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Pronunciation
- /ˈhɪɹtəfɔɹ/ (General-American)
- /ˌhɪətəˈfɔː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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- /ˌhɪətəˈfɔə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈhɪɹtəfoɹ/ (General-American)
- /ˌhɪətʊˈfɔː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌhɪətʊˈfɔə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Middle English heretoforn, equivalent to here (“here”) + toforn (“before”), from Old English tōforan (“before”). More at here, tofore.
Meanings
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(formal, not-comparable, temporal) Before now, until now, up to the present time; from the beginning to this point.
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.
1948 September and October, “Railway Literature”, in Railway Magazine, page 351:For quotations using this term, see Citations:heretofore.
We now make available these works which were heretofore unpublished.
He had more liberty now than he'd known heretofore.
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(not-comparable) Previously within the present text; earlier herein.
heretofore mentioned
heretofore referred to as
Antonyms
hereinunder · henceforth · hereforth · hereinafter · hereafter · henceforth · hereafter · hereunder
Hypernyms
Relateds
whereover · whitherever · wheresomever · thisaway · whencewards · therewith · thenceforwards · whereforth · hereto · hereagainst · thereagain · thereunto · wherebeside · thereafters · whereinabove · hereabout · hereaway · thencefrom · whereout · wheremid · hereon · hereout · thereinafter · whereup · therehence · herewithal · whereof · hereinafter · wherewith · whereinsoever · thereabout · whereaway · therefrom · therefore · thereacross · hereof · hereabove · thereinto · wherealong · whenceafter · whyfor · thereanent · hitherwards · wherefore · thereinunder · — · whensoever · thitherto · thataway · hitherunto · howso · wherearound · theretofore · herewith · thereby · whereto · wherehence · thereamong · thenceout · heremid · whereinbefore · therethrough · herefrom · whereabouts · whereamongst · thereat · whereunto · henceafter · whereinafter · thereup · thenceafter · hereinbefore · hereforwards · hereamong · whereagainst · hereupon · whenabout · thereover · thereinbelow · therefor · whysoever · whereamong · wherefrom · herebefore · thatwise · whatsomedever · hitherward · whatsoever · hereinsoever · herefor · whatso · thereinabove · whitherso · hereby · whereupon · whereat · therealong · therethroughout · therebefore · thitherward · herewithout · thereforth · wherethrough · wherebetween · howbeit · whenso · herewithin · wherebeyond · howsoever · thereabouts · whenceforward · hereinbelow · whyso · whatever · whithertofore · thereof · herefore · therearound · hereabouts · wherefor · thereupon · hereforth · hereanent · whitherto · whencefrom · whereafters · whereinto · whereinunder · hereover · therebeside · hereafter · therewithal · whereinbelow · 1. Scottish2. from Middle English mid3. old dialectal form · whencever · hereunto · wherebefore · thiswise · henceforward · thenceforward · whenas · hencefrom · hereafters · thitherinsoever · wherever · thereon · thereout · howsomever · howsomedever · thereagainst · whereabove · hereinto · hereinunder · henceforth · thereamongst · whenceward · thereaway · whenceforth · therebetween · whereby · whereon · therever · whereafter · henceforwards · wheretofore · thereto · whitherinsoever · wheresoever · whitherwards · wherewithin · whereso · whyever · whatwise · thereinbefore · therewithin · wherewithout · however · whereanent · hereforward · thereafter · whereabout · thitherwards · whatsomever · thenceforth · wherewithal · hereinabove · whenabouts · hereat · hereinelsewhere · whitherward · herethroughout · whenever · therebeyond · therewithout · hitherto · thereabove · herethrough · whensomever · wherethroughout · theremid · herehence · whereas · theresoever
Synonyms
hithertofore · hitherto · heretofore · to date · herebefore · yet · hitherto · so far · hereabove · herebefore · hereuntofore · hereto · thus far · up to now · as yet · hereunto · erenow · as of yet · heretoforetime · hereinbefore · hereinabove
Translations (35)
pl dotychczas (up to the present time) · ru ра́ньше (up to the present time) · ru до этого (up to the present time) · nl hiertevoren (up to the present time) · ar حَتَّى الْآن (up to the present time) · fi ennen (up to the present time) · sh dosad (up to the present time) · nn hittil (up to the present time) · nb hittil (up to the present time) · fi aiemmin (up to the present time) · es anteriormente (up to the present time) · tr şimdiye kadar (up to the present time) · es previamente (up to the present time) · sv hittills (up to the present time) · it prima d'ora (up to the present time) · cs dosud (up to the present time) · sv tidigare (up to the present time) · fi tähän asti (up to the present time) · fi tähän saakka (up to the present time) · ar حتّى اللحظة الراهنة (up to the present time) · ru пре́жде (up to the present time) · ja これまで (up to the present time) · bg досега́ (up to the present time) · sh sve do sada (up to the present time) · es hasta la fecha (up to the present time) · fr jusqu'ici (up to the present time) · de vordem (up to the present time) · az indiyəcən (up to the present time) · ca fins ara (up to the present time) · ru досе́ле (up to the present time) · fr jusqu'alors (up to the present time) · ru доны́не (up to the present time) · pt até agora (up to the present time) · es hasta ahora (up to the present time) · de bislang (up to the present time)