heretofore
Before now, until now, up to the present timeBefore now, until now, up to the present time; from the beginning to this point.
» Tom has reached heretofore unseen levels of annoying.
Meaning
2 senses(formal, not comparable, temporal)Before now, until now, up to the present time; from the beginning to this point.
We now make available these works which were heretofore unpublished.
He had more liberty now than he'd known heretofore.
bislang, vordem
пре́ждеpréžde, до этогоdo etovo, ра́ньшеránʹše
used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
(not comparable)Previously within the present text; earlier herein.
heretofore referred to as
heretofore mentioned
Examples
3 sentencesTom has reached heretofore unseen levels of annoying.
They produced a state of poverty heretofore unheard of in England.
The book narrates the heretofore untold story of Tom Jackson, a nurse from Boston.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English heretoforn, equivalent to here (“here”) + toforn (“before”), from OldFrom Middle English heretoforn, equivalent to here (“here”) + toforn (“before”), from Old English tōforan (“before”). More at here, tofore.
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