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heretofore — I adverb before now, earlier, formerly, from the start, historically speaking, in the past, previous to, previously, prior to, retrospectively, up to this time II index theretofore Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Heretofore — Here to*fore , adv. Up to this time; hitherto; before; in time past. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
heretofore — c.1200, from HERE (Cf. here) + obsolete O.E. toforan … Etymology dictionary
heretofore — ► ADVERB formal ▪ before now … English terms dictionary
heretofore — [hir΄to͞o fôr′, hir′to͞o fôr΄; hir΄təfôr, hir′təfôr] adv. [ME her (see HERE) + toforen, before < OE toforan] up until now; until the present; before this … English World dictionary
heretofore — [[t]hɪ͟ə(r)tuːfɔ͟ː(r)[/t]] ADV: usu ADV with v, also ADV adj, ADV with cl Heretofore means before this time or up to now . [mainly AM, FORMAL] They reported that clouds are an important and heretofore uninvestigated contributor to the climate.… … English dictionary
heretofore — adverb /ˌhɪətuˈfoː/ Prior to now, up to the present time; from the origin to this point. We now make available these works which were heretofore unpublished. See Also: hitherto … Wiktionary
heretofore — adv. Heretofore is used with these adjectives: ↑unknown, ↑unused … Collocations dictionary
heretofore — here|to|fore [ˌhıətuˈfo: US ˈhırtufo:r] adv formal [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: here + tofore before (11 17 centuries) (from Old English toforan)] before this time ▪ In recent years we have seen greater emphasis than heretofore on the voice of the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
heretofore — adverb Date: 13th century up to this time ; hitherto … New Collegiate Dictionary
