单词 | heretofore |
释义 | heretofore From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishheretoforehere‧to‧fore /ˌhɪətʊˈfɔː $ ˈhɪrtʊfɔːr/ adverb formalBEFOREbefore this time In recent years, we have seen greater emphasis than heretofore on the voice of the consumer.Examples from the Corpusheretofore• I can be of more service vis-à-vis your ambitions than I have heretofore.• One has to begin to view oneself entirely differently from the way one has considered oneself heretofore.• We have to allow the impressions a chance to be received by our minds differently, not as heretofore.• The man-in-the-moon face had always heretofore been tilted a little downward with an expression of compassion.• This year, the draft will present a situation that heretofore has not existed, and it promises to generate confrontations galore.• The four-volume set includes old favorites as well as heretofore unreleased material.Origin heretofore (1300-1400) here + tofore “before” ((11-17 centuries)) (from Old English toforan) |
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