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Hitherto

see synonyms of hitherto

Adverb

1. as yet, heretofore, hitherto, so far, thus far, til now, until now, up to now, yet

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

Example Sentences:
'So far he hasn't called'
'the sun isn't up yet'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Hitherto

see synonyms of hitherto
adverb
1. 
until this time
hitherto, there have been no problems
2. archaic
to this place or point
adjective
3. 
until this time
efforts to solve hitherto problems

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Hitherto

see synonyms of hitherto
adverb
1. 
until this time; to now
2.  Obsolete
hither

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Hitherto

see synonyms of hitherto
adv.
Until this time: The weather, which had hitherto been sunny and mild, suddenly turned cold.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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