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/hear'teuh fawr", -fohr"/, adv.before this time; until now.[1300-50; ME heretoforn, equiv. to here HERE + toforn, OE toforan (to TO + foran before; see FORE1)]
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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 We now make available these works which were heretofore unpublished.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 — At a time before the present; formerly. Andrews v Thayer, 40 Conn 156. As used in the constitutional phrase the right of trial by jury as heretofore enjoyed, the word relates to the past and to determine the true meaning of the phrase, it is… … Ballentine's law dictionary
heretofore — adverb Date: 13th century up to this time ; hitherto … New Collegiate Dictionary
