hitherto
Up to this or that timeUp to this or that time.
» The history of all hitherto existing societies is the history of class struggles.
Meaning
4 senses(also, formal, not comparable)Up to this or that time.
bis dahin, bis dato, bisher
доны́неdonýne, до сих по́рdo six pór, подне́сьpodnésʹ
(archaic, literary, not comparable)Up to this place.
(archaic, literary, not comparable)In speech or writing: up to this point; thus far.
(not comparable, obsolete)Synonym of hereto (“regarding this subject; to achieve this result; to this end”).
- used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
Examples
5 sentencesThe history of all hitherto existing societies is the history of class struggles.
When Mary consented to marry Tom, her hitherto flourishing life went quickly downhill.
deMit dem Jawort an Tom ging Marias bis dahin blühendes Leben auf Talfahrt.
This kind of writing I do not remember to have seen hitherto attempted in our language.
His soul was of an higher, prouder character than those with whom she had hitherto mixed in intercourse.
Karl Marx says, "The history of all hitherto existing societies is the history of class struggles."
ruКарл Маркс утверждает, что "история всех доселе существующих обществ - это история классовой борьбы".
deKarl Marx sagt: "Die Geschichte aller bisherigen Gesellschaft ist die Geschichte von Klassenkämpfen."
Translations
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Origin
The adverb is derived from Middle English hiderto (“to the present time, until now; up toThe 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.
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