hitherto

/ˈhɪðərtu/

adverb C1
Adv Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. hasta ahora

    • Hitherto unknown facts came to light.

      Salieron a la luz hechos hasta ahora desconocidos.

Similar words

heretofore

Near-total synonyms, both formal/archaic for "until now."

Similar in other languages

German

bisher

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

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa hitherto?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: ___ unknown facts came to light.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a hitherto?

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