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IELTS BNC: 4192 COCA: 16041

hitherto

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hitherto /ˈhɪðɚˌtuː/ adverb
hitherto
/ˈhɪðɚˌtuː/
adverb
Learner's definition of HITHERTO
formal
: until now : before this time迄今;直到现在
IELTS BNC: 4192 COCA: 16041

hitherto

adverb

hith·​er·​to ˈhi-t͟hər-ˌtü How to pronounce hitherto (audio)
ˌhi-t͟hər-ˈtü
: up to this or that time
reveals some hitherto unknown facts about her life

Example Sentences

at the talent show Kyle revealed his hitherto unknown gift for doing impressions
Recent Examples on the Web In terms of story, the new season aims for a larger narrative scope hitherto unseen in previous outings of the show. Josh Weiss, Forbes, 1 June 2022 So, who knows, there may still be hitherto undiscovered equalities—involving more than two characteristics—hidden in the diagram. Martin Goldstern, Scientific American, 16 Aug. 2021 Conversely, only a minority of adults are talented musicians; even fewer are skilled composers of new, hitherto unheard works. The Economist, 30 May 2020 Further improvement and development of hitherto uneconomical technologies like carbon capture (also called sequestration) are essential to hit global targets. Jeremy Hodges | Bloomberg, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2019 Obama had enabled the federal government to seize hitherto unimagined powers in the global war on terrorism. Saul Elbein, The New Republic, 23 Mar. 2020 That’s left disappointed fans with nothing but refunds — and a consolation prize from Lin-Manuel Miranda: a hitherto-unheard Hamilton/Washington tune called I Have This Friend, offered via a tweet. Jonathan Handel, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2020 This psychic entropy is not just compactness but also organization, hitherto unseen connections, and the sense of things fitting together without loose ends. Quanta Magazine, 17 Jan. 2020 So thank you, fall, because if this season's runways are any indication, color is everywhere: yellows, reds, pastels—and a whole bunch of hitherto unheard-of shades. Lisa Armstrong, Harper's BAZAAR, 3 June 2015 See More

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hitherto was in the 13th century
IELTS BNC: 4192 COCA: 16041

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