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hitherto

[hith-er-too]

adverb

  1. up to this time; until now.

    a fact hitherto unknown.

  2. to here.



hitherto

/ ˈɪðəˈٳː /

adverb

  1. until this time

    hitherto, there have been no problems

  2. archaicto this place or point

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. until this time

    a hitherto unoccupied house

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of hitherto1

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English hiderto; hither, to
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In 2018, he contributed as captain and batter to break an hitherto unassailable psychological barrier.

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Those are the words of one Labour MP, hitherto proudly supportive of the government, as they returned to Parliament on Tuesday morning.

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Elsewhere, cultural performances continue, with hitherto banned books appearing in the stalls of sidewalk bookstores.

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But the women's weight category that has hitherto been neglected.

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He brought former government figures, opponents and prominent hitherto critical civil society voices into the power structure or institutions such as the appointed senate.

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