Hitherto

Word HITHERTO
Character 8
Hyphenation hith er to
Pronunciations /ˈhɪðəˌtuː/

Definitions and meanings of "Hitherto"

What do we mean by hitherto?

Until this time. adverb

To this place; thus far.

To this time; until now.

To this place; to a prescribed limit. adverb

Up to this time; as yet; until now. adverb

Up to this or that time. adverb

Used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time adverb

Up to this or that time.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Hitherto

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The word "hitherto" in example sentences

Nay the title hitherto to be a Commonwealth or Nation at all, among the ❋ Thomas Carlyle (1838)

And when I return to London, young Nevile shall be Duke of Bedford, a title hitherto reserved to the royal race. ❋ Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton (1838)

It has been a term hitherto used to signify that which pleases us we know not why, and in our approbation of which we can justify ourselves only by the concurrence of numbers, without much power of en - forcing our opinion upon others by any argument but example and authority. ❋ Unknown (1750)

In 1977, Andronikos undertook a six-week dig at the Tumulus and found four buried chambers which he identified as hitherto undisturbed ❋ Unknown (2010)

In 1977, Andronikos undertook a six-week dig at the Tumulus and found four buried chambers which he identified as hitherto undisturbed Drag to Playlist ❋ Unknown (2010)

Lovingly narrated by Michael York, featuring music by Oscar-winning composer Vangelis, filmed in hitherto off-limits locations in the Vatican, the film is full of new and fascinating revelations about the Pope. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A whole generation of young men had died in hitherto undreamed-of conditions, and social values had been turned upside down. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Hold that thought: "In order to take advantage of Canadian tax rates" — a phrase hitherto unknown to American English outside the most fantastical futuristic science fiction. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In the mutual fund marketplace, buzz words include "alternative," "market-neutral" and other terms hitherto associated only with hedge funds. ❋ Steven Roge (2010)

In retaliation, the Iranians rain hitherto-undetected nuclear missiles on the major oilfields of the Middle East. ❋ Unknown (2006)

“Fetch me Hasan forthright, for I have granted him my safeguard and have spared him from my sabre and he hath sought asylum in my house and taken up his abode in my courts, after having endured hardships and horrors and passed through all manner mortal risks, each terribler than other; yet hitherto is he not safe from drinking the cup of death and from cutting off his breath.” — ❋ Unknown (2006)

Directors, but with a space for the name hitherto blank. ❋ Unknown (2004)

This has brought about an enormous development in hitherto closed areas of research. ❋ Unknown (1977)

Néel could present an accurate description of the behaviour of the new synthetic magnetic materials and so explain hitherto puzzling experimental observations. ❋ Unknown (1972)

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