hitherto

[ hith-er-too ]

adverb

1. up to this time; until now:

   a fact hitherto unknown.

2. to here.

hitherto

/ ˈhɪðəˈtuː /

adverb

1. until this time

   hitherto, there have been no problems

2. archaic.
   to this place or point

adjective

1. until this time

   a hitherto unoccupied house

Word History and Origins

Origin of hitherto¹

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English hiderto; hither, to

Example Sentences

About a dozen Donald Trump campaign aides spoke to Tim Alberta, a staff writer at The Atlantic, about how their candidate strayed from a hitherto on-message campaign to embark on a series of offensive, threatening and self-defeating verbal adventures that have left his team utterly demoralized heading into Election Day.

From Salon

He wrote this summer in Current Opinion in Gastroenterology that the syndrome “may not be as rare as thought hitherto.”

From Salon

Spain’s 16th century conquest of Mexico created a huge and profitable European market for the rich pigment, hitherto unknown on that continent.

From Los Angeles Times

Agency scientists are monitoring large databases containing medical information on millions of Americans for patterns that might suggest a hitherto unknown side effect of vaccination, said Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, director of the C.D.C.’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases.

From New York Times

"In spite of a series of challenges, a study like this demonstrates how extra effort can reveal important information about hitherto uncharacterized genetic variants and the role they play in a variety of childhood and adult illnesses," said Struan F.A.

From Science Daily

Related Words

• already
• formerly
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