Synonyms for heretofore
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : heer-tuh-fawr, -fohr |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌhɪər təˈfɔr, -ˈfoʊr |
Définition of heretofore
Origin :- c.1200, from here + obsolete Old English toforan.
- adv before this time
- One of mine, as I have heretofore said, is to give an ugly likeness.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- It had armed her for all combats, as heretofore it had armed the martyrs.
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
- An authority, heretofore latent, flashed from his whole personality.
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
- But, heretofore, his promises had been of a strictly business nature.
- Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
- He had heretofore been my friend; henceforth he was my slave, yet, let me add, none the less my friend.
- Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
- My heart, as I have heretofore said, is a sincere sharer in all your distresses.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- Oh Monsieur heretofore the Marquis, I pray you be you true to me!
- Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens
- Together, as heretofore, they prepared their meal, then sat down in silence to eat it.
- Extract from : « Southern Lights and Shadows » by Various
- Their gait was springier, their glance more forthright than heretofore.
- Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner
- The submarine had heretofore been an untried form of war craft.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII) » by Various
Antonyms for heretofore
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