hitherto
Existing or occurring before nowExisting or occurring before now; former, preceding, previous.
» The history of all hitherto existing societies is the history of class struggles.
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1 senses(archaic, not comparable)Existing or occurring before now; former, preceding, previous.
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. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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". — soweli_Elepanto
deKarl Marx sagt: "Die Geschichte aller bisherigen Gesellschaft ist die Geschichte von Klassenkämpfen." — al_ex_an_der
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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