English Explanatory Dictionary

hitherto

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. Up to this or that time.
  2. Up to this place.
  3. In speech or writing: up to this point; thus far.
  4. Synonym of hereto (“regarding this subject; to achieve this result; to this end”).
adj
  1. Existing or occurring before now; former, preceding, previous.

Pronunciation

/ˌhɪðəˈtuː/ /ˈhɪðətuː/ [ˌhɪðəˈtʰuː] [ˈhɪðətʰuː] /ˈhɪðəɹˌtu/ /ˌhɪðəɹˈtu/ [ˈhɪðəɹˌtʰu] [ˌhɪðəɹˈtʰu] En-us-hitherto.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-hitherto.wav

Word forms

hitherto

Etymology

The adverb is derived from Middle English hiderto (“to the present time, until now; up to this point”), from hider (“in this direction, to or toward this place; up to the present time, until now”) (from Old English hider (“to here, hither”)) + to (“in the direction of, toward; etc.”). By surface analysis, hither + to. The adjective is derived from the adverb.

Synonyms

as yet as of yet erenow herebefore hereto heretofore heretoforetime hereunto hereuntofore hitherto hithertofore so far thus far to date up to now yet antecedent anterior earlier erstwhile ex foregone former old olden past preceding precedent previous prior quondam sometime used-to-be whilom

Antonyms

henceforth still from now on anymore any more as of now going forward hereafter henceforward henceforwards in future in the future moving forward

Related words

— henceafter henceforth henceforward henceforwards hencefrom hereabout hereabouts hereabove hereafter hereafters hereagainst hereamong hereanent hereat hereaway herebefore hereby herefor herefore hereforth hereforward hereforwards herefrom herehence hereinabove hereinafter hereinbefore hereinbelow hereinelsewhere hereinsoever hereinto hereinunder heremid hereof hereon hereout hereover herethrough herethroughout hereto heretofore hereunto hereupon herewith herewithal herewithin herewithout hitherunto hitherward hitherwards howbeit however howso howsoever howsomedever howsomever thataway thatwise thenceafter
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