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- Dictionaryhitherto/ˌhɪðəˈtuː/
adverb
- 1. until now or until the point in time under discussion: "hitherto part of French West Africa, Benin achieved independence in 1960"
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hitherto | American Dictionary. adverb [ not gradable ] fml us / ˈhɪð·ərˌtu / Add to word list. until now or until a particular time: Economic aid has been offered to hitherto depressed people. (Definition of hitherto from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of hitherto. hitherto.
The meaning of HITHERTO is up to this or that time. How to use hitherto in a sentence.
You use hitherto to indicate that something was true up until the time you are talking about, although it may no longer be the case. The ruling party is likely to be opened up to let in people hitherto excluded.
Hitherto definition: up to this time; until now. See examples of HITHERTO used in a sentence.
adverb. formal us / ˌhɪð.ɚˈtuː / uk / ˌhɪð.əˈtuː / Add to word list. until now or until a particular time: hitherto unsuspected Mira revealed hitherto unsuspected talents on the dance floor. Synonyms. heretofore formal or specialized. yet. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Until a particular moment. before. day. far. inside. interim.
Definition of hitherto adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define hitherto. hitherto synonyms, hitherto pronunciation, hitherto translation, English dictionary definition of hitherto. adv. Until this time: The weather, which had hitherto been sunny and mild, suddenly turned cold.
