heretofore

adv
/ˌhɪətəˈfɔː/UK/ˈhɪɹtəfɔɹ/US

Etymology

From Middle English heretoforn, equivalent to here (“here”) + toforn (“before”), from Old English tōforan (“before”). More at here, tofore.

  1. inherited from tōforan
  2. inherited from heretoforn

Definitions

  1. Before now, until now, up to the present time

    Before now, until now, up to the present time; from the beginning to this point.

    • We now make available these works which were heretofore unpublished.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:heretofore.
  2. Previously within the present text

    Previously within the present text; earlier herein.

    • heretofore referred to as
    • heretofore mentioned

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for heretofore. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA