heretofore

/'hiətu'fɔ:/

Thân thiện

Heretofore, the small town had never seen a hot air balloon.

Definition

1. Adverb:
   • Until now, before this time: "Heretofore" is a formal adverb used to refer to a period of time leading up to the present moment or a specified point in the past. It is often used in legal, official, or literary contexts to indicate that something was true or in effect up to that point.

Usage

"Heretofore" is used to modify a verb or a clause, indicating that the action or state described was the case in the past, up until the time being discussed. It is typically placed at the beginning of a clause or before the verb it modifies. It is a formal word and is not common in everyday conversation.

Examples

• Adverb:
  • Heretofore, the company's policy prohibited remote work. (Until now, the company's policy prohibited remote work.)
  • The technology, heretofore considered experimental, is now widely available. (The technology, previously considered experimental, is now widely available.)
  • He has heretofore declined all interview requests. (He has declined all interview requests up to this point.)

Advanced Usage

• "Heretofore unknown": previously unknown or undiscovered.
  • The archaeologists discovered a heretofore unknown civilization. (The archaeologists discovered a previously unknown civilization.)
• "Heretofore existing": existing up to that time.
  • The heretofore existing regulations were repealed yesterday. (The regulations that existed until then were repealed yesterday.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hitherto (adv): Until now or until the point in time under discussion. This is a very close synonym and is used in similar formal contexts.
  • This is a hitherto unpublished manuscript. (This is a manuscript not published until now.)
• Previously (adv): At a time before the present; before. This is a more common, less formal synonym.
  • She was previously employed as a teacher. (She was employed as a teacher before.)

Synonyms

• Until now
• Up to now
• Before now
• Previously
• Hitherto (formal)
• Thus far

Antonyms

• Henceforth: From this time on or from now on.
• Hereafter: From now on; in the future.
• Subsequently: After a particular thing has happened; afterward.

Học thuật

Adverb

1. used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
   • So far he hasn't called
   • the sun isn't up yet

Từ đồng nghĩa

• so far
• thus far
• up to now
• hitherto
• as yet
• yet
• til now
• until now