heretofore

UK /ˌhɪətəˈfɔː/ US /ˈhɪɹtəfɔɹ/

adv 2

Collocations

ADJ.

failed, popular, unheard, unseen, untold

VERB + HERETOFORE

book, narrates, reached, see, state, works

HERETOFORE + NOUN

story

PREP.

Definitions

adv

Before now, until now, up to the present time; from the beginning to this point.

We now make available these works which were heretofore unpublished.

For quotations using this term, see Citations:heretofore.

Previously within the present text; earlier herein.

heretofore referred to as

heretofore mentioned

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adverb — used in negative statement to describe a situation that has

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

We now make available these works which were heretofore unpublished.

Wiktionary

For quotations using this term, see Citations:heretofore.

Wiktionary

The Permanent Way: Britain's Railroads in the Making. By Horace Greenleaf and G. Tyers. […]There is no doubt that the permanent way has failed heretofore to attract popular interest to an extent compa

Wiktionary

They produced a state of poverty heretofore unheard of in England.

Tatoeba · #9116809

The book narrates the heretofore untold story of Tom Jackson, a nurse from Boston.

Tatoeba · #12116844

Tom has reached heretofore unseen levels of annoying.

Tatoeba · #12116845

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, heretofore is marked as formal. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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