HITHERTO

Etymology

Adverb

hitherto (not comparable)

(formal, also legal) Up to this or that time.

Synonyms: up to now, heretofore, Thesaurus:hitherto

Antonyms: from now on, henceforth, Thesaurus:henceforth

Source: Wiktionary


Hith"er*to`, adv.

1. To this place; to a prescribed limit. Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further. Job xxxviii. 11.

2. Up to this time; as yet; until now. The Lord hath blessed me hitherto. Josh. xvii. 14.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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