How do you use hitherto in a sentence?
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Hitherto in a Sentence 🔉
- Hitherto Jim got married and became a devoted spouse, his greatest pleasure had been picking up women.
- Before John learned to fly an airplane, he had hitherto been afraid of heights.
- Hitherto Carmelo was thought a suspect in his wife’s murder and forbidden to leave town.
What does the phrase hitherto mean?
Definitions of hitherto. adverb. used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time. synonyms: as yet, heretofore, so far, thus far, til now, until now, up to now, yet.
What’s the opposite of hitherto?
Opposite of up until this or that time. henceforth. henceforward. hereafter. thenceforth.
Can hitherto end a sentence?
Hitherto can be an adjective or adverb but theretofore can only be an adverb. Theretofore seems inapplicable as an adverb and demands to be next to the verb it qualifies or at the end of the sentence/clause.
Is hitherto a formal?
Hitherto is another very formal adverb that means until the current time or before now. The two words are synonyms and severely unpopular.
Where does hitherto come from?
hitherto (adv.) c. 1200, from hither + to.
What does thenceforth mean?
from that time forward
: from that time forward.
Where did hitherto originate?
What is the origin of hitherto? The adverb hitherto, “up to this time or place,” comes from Middle English hiderto; the modern spelling with th replacing d first appears in Wycliffe’s Bible (1382). Hitherto seems to have completely replaced hiderto by the time of Tyndale’s translation of the Bible in 1526.
Is hitherto commonly used?
You use hitherto to indicate that something was true up until the time you are talking about, although it may no longer be the case. As a result, workers who had hitherto been reliable now neglected their work. Hitherto, the main emphasis has been on the need to resist aggression.