hereto foreとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From 中期英語 heretoforn, equivalent to here (“here”) + toforn (“before”), from 古期英語 tōforan (“before”). More at here, tofore.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˌhɪətəˈfɔː/, /ˌhɪətʊˈfɔː/, /ˌhɪətəˈfɔə/, /ˌhɪətʊˈfɔə/
• (General American) IPA: /ˈhɪɹtəfɔɹ/, /ˈhɪɹtəfoɹ/
• ハイフネーション: here‧to‧fore

副詞

heretofore (not comparable)

1. (formal, temporal) Before now, until now, up to the present time; from the beginning to this point.

   Synonyms: hitherto; see also Thesaurus:hitherto

   Antonyms: hereafter, henceforth

   We now make available these works which were heretofore unpublished.

   He had more liberty now than he'd known heretofore.

   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:heretofore.
   • 1948 September and October, “Railway Literature”, in Railway Magazine, page 351:

     The Permanent Way: Britain's Railroads in the Making. By Horace Greenleaf and G. Tyers. […] There is no doubt that the permanent way has failed heretofore to attract popular interest to an extent comparable with its importance, but possibly the publicity given recently to various forms of experiment is tending to change this.

2. (metatextual) Previously within the present text; earlier herein.

   Synonyms: hereinabove, hereabove, hereinbefore, herebefore

   Antonyms: hereinafter, hereinunder, hereafter, hereunder, hereforth, henceforth

   Hypernym: hereinelsewhere

   heretofore referred to as

   heretofore mentioned

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