heretofore
pronunciation
How to pronounce heretofore in British English:
UK [ˌhɪətuˈfɔ:(r)]
How to pronounce heretofore in American English:
US [ˌhɪrtuˈfɔ(r)]
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- Adverb:
- used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
Word Origin
- heretofore
- c. 1200, from here + obsolete Old English toforan.
Example
- 1. I tell you now what they have heretofore kept secret from .
- 2. The parties heretofore acting as trustee .
- 3. You have the ability to access information that heretofore has been impossible .
- 4. We have not passed this way heretofore , but the lord jesus has .
- 5. Heretofore that information has been passed from one living thing to another .