heretofore

Meanings

Adverb

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

Adv

• Before now, until now, up to the present time; from the beginning to this point.
• Previously within the present text; earlier herein.

Synonyms

as of yet, as yet, erenow, hereabove, herebefore, hereinabove, hereinbefore, hereto, heretofore, heretoforetime, hereunto, hereuntofore, hitherto, hithertofore, so far, thus far, til now, to date, until now, up to now, yet

Antonyms

henceforth, hereafter, hereforth, hereinafter, hereinunder, hereunder

Related Words

1. Scottish2. from Middle English mid3. old dialectal form, henceafter, henceforth, henceforward, henceforwards, hencefrom, hereabout, hereabouts, hereabove, hereafter, hereafters, hereagainst, herealong, hereamong, hereamongst, hereanent, hereat, hereaway, herebefore, herebelow, herebeneath, herebeyond, hereby, herefor, herefore, hereforth, hereforward, hereforwards, herefrom, herehence, herein, hereinabove, hereinafter, hereinbefore, hereinbelow, hereinelsewhere, hereinsoever, hereinto, hereinunder, heremid, hereof, hereon, hereonto, hereout, hereover, herethrough, herethroughout, hereto, heretoward, hereunder, hereunto, hereupon, herever, herewith, herewithal, herewithin, herewithout, hitherto, hitherunto, hitherward, hitherwards, howbeit, however, howso, howsoever, howsomedever, howsomever, thataway, thatwise, thenceafter, thenceforth, thenceforward, thenceforwards, thencefrom, thenceout, thereabout, thereabouts, thereabove, thereacross, thereafter, thereafters, thereagain, thereagainst, therealong, thereamid, thereamidst, thereamong, thereamongst, thereanent, therearound, thereas, thereat, thereatop, thereaway, therebefore, therebehind, therebelow, therebeneath, therebeside, therebetween, therebetwixt, therebeyond, thereby, therefor, therefore, thereforth, therefrom, therehence, therein, thereinabove, thereinafter, thereinbefore, thereinbelow, thereinto, thereinunder, theremid, thereof, thereon, thereonto, thereout, thereoutside, thereover, theresoever, therethrough, therethroughout, thereto, theretofore, theretoward, theretowards, thereunder, thereuntil, thereunto, thereup, thereupon, therever, therewith, therewithal, therewithin, therewithout, thisaway, thiswise, thitherinsoever, thitherto, thitherward, thitherwards, whatever, whatso, whatsoever, whatsomedever, whatsomever, whatwise, whenabout, whenabouts, whenas, whenceafter, whenceforth, whenceforward, whencefrom, whencever, whenceward, whencewards, whenever, whenso, whensoever, whensomever, whereabout, whereabouts, whereabove, whereacross, whereafter, whereafters, whereagainst, wherealong, whereamong, whereamongst, whereanent, wherearound, whereas, whereat, whereaway, wherebefore, wherebehind, wherebelow, wherebeside, wherebetween, wherebeyond, whereby, wherefor, wherefore, whereforth, wherefrom, wherehence, wherein, whereinabove, whereinafter, whereinbefore, whereinbelow, whereinsoever, whereinto, whereinunder, whereinwhich, wheremid, whereof, whereon, whereonto, whereout, whereover, whereso, wheresoever, wheresomever, wherethrough, wherethroughout, whereto, wheretofore, wheretoward, wheretowards, whereunder, whereuntil, whereunto, whereup, whereupon, wherever, wherewith, wherewithal, wherewithin, wherewithout, whitherever, whitherinsoever, whitherso, whitherto, whithertofore, whitherward, whitherwards, whyever, whyfor, whyso, whysoever, —