Polyglot Dictionary

bisher

/bɪsˈheːɐ̯/

adverb A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adv Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. so far, until now

    • Bisher ist alles gut gelaufen.

      So far everything has gone well.

Similar words

bislang

bisher and bislang both mean "so far, until now"; bislang is slightly more formal or written, while bisher is the more common everyday word.

Similar in other languages

English

hitherto

hitherto is the English word for the same thing — both mean "so far, until now."

Practice

1 What does bisher mean?

2 Fill the gap: ___ ist alles gut gelaufen.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches bisher?

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