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hitherto

adv
/ˌhɪðəˈtuː/UK/ˈhɪðəɹˌtu/US

Etymology

The 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. The adjective is derived from the adverb.

  1. inherited from hider — “to here, hither”
  2. inherited from hiderto — “to the present time, until now; up to this point”

Definitions

  1. Up to this or that time.

    • All men att the begynnynge⸝ ſett forth goode wyne⸝ And when men be dronke⸝ then thatt which is worſſe: Butt thou haſt kept backe the goode wyne hetherto.
    • [T]he greateſt and moſt active part of Mankind, has never hetherto been vvell contented vvith the preſent.
    • But Charles, as vvell from unvvillingneſs to alienate a province of ſo much value, as from diſguſt at the Pope, vvho had hitherto refuſed to join in the vvar againſt Francis, rejected the propoſal.

  2. Up to this place.

    • Hither to ſhalt thou come, but no further, and here ſhalt thou laye downe thy proude and hye wawes.^([sic – meaning waves])
    • The Archdeacon hath diuided it / Into three limits very equally: / England from Trent, and Seuerne hitherto, / By South and Eaſt is to my part aſsignd: […]

  3. In speech or writing

    In speech or writing: up to this point; thus far.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. Synonym of hereto (“regarding this subject

      Synonym of hereto (“regarding this subject; to achieve this result; to this end”).

    2. Existing or occurring before now

      Existing or occurring before now; former, preceding, previous.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for hitherto. 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