hitherto
Americanadverb
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up to this time; until now.
a fact hitherto unknown.
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to here.
adverb
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until this time
hitherto, there have been no problems
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archaic to this place or point
adjective
Etymology
Origin of hitherto
First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English hiderto; hither, to
Example Sentences
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The source said Meloni would meet with officials from Saudi Arabia, as well as from Qatar and United Arab Emirates on what had been a hitherto unannounced trip.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
To their initial astonishment, they have attracted a far wider viewership spanning all ages, even followers who hitherto had only scant interest in ballet.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
Karl Marx asserted that “philosophers have hitherto only interpreted the world . . . the point, however, is to change it.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
The commodity price boom, especially pronounced in gold and metals, is generating some remarkable statistics and dramatically revising some hitherto well-established ratios.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 7, 2026
Mrs. Pontellier was not a woman given to con-fidences, a characteristic hitherto contrary to her nature.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
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