Hitherto
1Hitherto — Hith er*to , adv. 1. To this place; to a prescribed limit. [1913 Webster] Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further. Job xxxviii. 11. [1913 Webster] 2. Up to this time; as yet; until now. [1913 Webster] The Lord hath blessed me hitherto. Josh.… …
2hitherto — c.1200, from HITHER (Cf. hither) + TO (Cf. to) …
3hitherto — ► ADVERB ▪ until the point in time under discussion …
4hitherto — [hith′ər to͞o, hith΄ər to͞o′] adv. [see HITHER & TO1] 1. until this time; to now 2. Obs. hither …
5hitherto — [[t]hɪ̱ðə(r)tu͟ː[/t]] ADV: ADV after v, ADV with cl, ADV adj/ ed 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. [FORMAL] The polytechnics have hitherto been at… …
6hitherto — adv. Hitherto is used with these adjectives: ↑impossible, ↑neglected, ↑unheard of, ↑unknown, ↑unnoticed, ↑unthinkable, ↑unused Hitherto is used with these verbs: ↑neglect, ↑regard …
7hitherto — In 1962, the regime took the hitherto unthinkable step of appropriating land (Daily Telegraph). Hitherto means until now, so in the example cited it is out of step with the sentence’s tense. The writer meant thitherto ( until then ), but… …
8hitherto — In 1962, the regime took the hitherto unthinkable step of appropriating land (Daily Telegraph). Hitherto means until now, so in the example cited it is out of step with the sentence s tense. The writer meant thitherto ( until then ), but… …
9hitherto — /hidh euhr tooh /, adv. 1. up to this time; until now: a fact hitherto unknown. 2. to here. [1175 1225; ME hiderto. See HITHER, TO] * * * …
10hitherto — adverb Up to this or that time. <!(used frequently in legal papers). The Wright Brothers flew the first successful manned, powered and controlled aircraft in 1903, a feat which hitherto had not been accomplished, except by Santos Dumont. See… …
