heretofore

here·to·fore  (hîrt-fôr, -fr)

adv.

Up to the present time; before this; previously.

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[Middle English : here, here; see here + tofore, previously (from Old English tforan : t, to; see to + foran, before from fore; see fore).]

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heretofore [ˌhɪətʊˈfɔː]

adv

(Law) Formal until now; before this time

adj

Obsolete previous; former

n

(preceded by the) Archaic the past

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

heretofore - used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time; "So far he hasn't called"; "the sun isn't up yet" as yet, hitherto, so far, thus far, til now, until now, up to now, yet

Translations

heretofore [ˌhɪətʊˈfɔːʳ] ADV (frm) (= up to specified point) → hasta aquí; (= up to now) → hasta ahora, hasta este momento; (= previously) → con anterioridad

heretofore [ˌhɪə^rtuˈfɔː^r] adv (mainly US) (= hitherto) → jusqu'ici