heretoforeadv.adj.n.

/hɪətəˈfɔː/

Forms: Also Middle English heretoforn(e.

Etymology: < here adv. and n.² Compounds 1 + tofore prep., adv., and conj., Old English tóforan; compare Middle Dutch hiertevoren, German hierzuvor.

A. adv.

Before this time; before now; in time past; formerly.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the past > [adverb]

erea822

fernOE

whileOE

erera1000

whilereOE

onceOE

somewhile1154

whilomc1175

herebeforec1200

somewhilesa1250

yorea1250

orc1275

rather?a1300

erewhilec1305

sometimea1325

sometimec1330

at or in sometime1340

in arrear1340

heretoforea1375

fernyear1377

once upon a timec1380

behinds1382

beforetimea1393

of olda1393

erenow1393

umquhilea1400

erst14..

fornec1400

yore whilec1400

of before1402

late1423

abefore1431

beforetimes1449

whilesc1480

sometime1490

aforrow?a1513

behind1526

quondamc1540

in foretime(s?c1550

erstwhile1569

erstwhiles1569

aleare1581

erewhiles1584

sometimes1597

formerly1599

anciently1624

olim1645

somewhile since1652

quondamly1663

forepassed1664

sometimea1684

backward1691

historically1753

time back1812

had-been1835

when1962

a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 1816 For here-to-fore of hardnesse hadestow neuer.

c1430 Hymns Virg. 87 Where ben þese worþi þat were heere-to-forn?

1532 (c1385) Usk's Test. Loue in Wks. G. Chaucer iii. f. ccclv^v Wyl of rightfulnesse is thilke same rightfulnesse, as here toforne is shewed.

1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde f. 214^v The lyke hath not heretofore byn knowen.

a1680 S. Butler Genuine Remains (1759) I. 126 The Pagans heretofore Did their own Handyworks adore.

1732 G. Berkeley Alciphron I. ii. xi. 95 The political Writings of such as have heretofore passed for wise Men.

1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps ii. iii. 244 I tried the methods heretofore pursued.

B. adj.

Former, previous.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the past > antecedence or being earlier > [adjective]

ererc888

fernOE

oldOE

formerc1160

ratherc1330

before-goingc1384

formerc1384

forenexta1400

formea1400

while1399

antecedentc1400

precedentc1400

anteceding?a1425

late1446

whilom1452

preceding?a1475

forne1485

fore1490

heretofore1491

foregoing1530

toforegoing1532

further1557

firster1571

then1584

elder1594

quondam1598

forehand1600

previant1601

preallable1603

prior1607

anterior1608

previal1613

once1620

previous1621

predecessivea1627

antecedaneous?1631

preventive1641

prior1641

precedaneous1645

preventional1649

antegredient1652

senior1655

prevenient1656

precedential1661

antecedental1763

past-gone1784

antevenient1800

aforetime1835

one-time1850

onewhile1882

foretime1894

erstwhile1903

antecedane-

ere-

1491 Act 7 Hen. VII c. 22 §3 Annuyties graunted..by..Piers Courteney somtyme Bisshoppe of Excestre or by any othre heretoforn Bisshoppe there.

1657 R. Venning Mercies Memorial 17 Heretofore-mercies are grounds to look for hereafter-mercies.

a1839 C. L. H. Papendiek Court & Private Life Time Queen Charlotte (1887) II. xv. 94 But he felt the loss, for them, of his heretofore allowances.

1853 N. Hawthorne Jrnl. 10 Aug. in Eng. Notebks. (1997) I. i. 16 He had never, in his heretofore voyages, been able to get a sight of the American Consul.

C. n.

Time past; the past.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the past > [noun]

preteritea1425

past1589

then-time1606

preter1618

heretofore1824

foretime1853

bygone1872

temps perdu1932

1824 J. Galt Rothelan vi. vi The same sort of being that he has been in the heretofore.

1876 J. Martineau Hours of Thought (1877) 230 The relation of his Now to a heretofore and a hereafter.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	heretofore
释义	heretoforeadv.adj.n. /hɪətəˈfɔː/ Forms: Also Middle English heretoforn(e. Etymology: < here adv. and n.² Compounds 1 + tofore prep., adv., and conj., Old English tóforan; compare Middle Dutch hiertevoren, German hierzuvor. A. adv. Before this time; before now; in time past; formerly. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > [adverb] erea822 fernOE whileOE erera1000 whilereOE onceOE somewhile1154 whilomc1175 herebeforec1200 somewhilesa1250 yorea1250 orc1275 rather?a1300 erewhilec1305 sometimea1325 sometimec1330 at or in sometime1340 in arrear1340 heretoforea1375 fernyear1377 once upon a timec1380 behinds1382 beforetimea1393 of olda1393 erenow1393 umquhilea1400 erst14.. fornec1400 yore whilec1400 of before1402 late1423 abefore1431 beforetimes1449 whilesc1480 sometime1490 aforrow?a1513 behind1526 quondamc1540 in foretime(s?c1550 erstwhile1569 erstwhiles1569 aleare1581 erewhiles1584 sometimes1597 formerly1599 anciently1624 olim1645 somewhile since1652 quondamly1663 forepassed1664 sometimea1684 backward1691 historically1753 time back1812 had-been1835 when1962 a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 1816 For here-to-fore of hardnesse hadestow neuer. c1430 Hymns Virg. 87 Where ben þese worþi þat were heere-to-forn? 1532 (c1385) Usk's Test. Loue in Wks. G. Chaucer iii. f. ccclv^v Wyl of rightfulnesse is thilke same rightfulnesse, as here toforne is shewed. 1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde f. 214^v The lyke hath not heretofore byn knowen. a1680 S. Butler Genuine Remains (1759) I. 126 The Pagans heretofore Did their own Handyworks adore. 1732 G. Berkeley Alciphron I. ii. xi. 95 The political Writings of such as have heretofore passed for wise Men. 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps ii. iii. 244 I tried the methods heretofore pursued. B. adj. Former, previous. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > antecedence or being earlier > [adjective] ererc888 fernOE oldOE oldOE formerc1160 ratherc1330 before-goingc1384 formerc1384 forenexta1400 formea1400 while1399 antecedentc1400 precedentc1400 anteceding?a1425 late1446 whilom1452 preceding?a1475 forne1485 fore1490 heretofore1491 foregoing1530 toforegoing1532 further1557 firster1571 then1584 elder1594 quondam1598 forehand1600 previant1601 preallable1603 prior1607 anterior1608 previal1613 once1620 previous1621 predecessivea1627 antecedaneous?1631 preventive1641 prior1641 precedaneous1645 preventional1649 antegredient1652 senior1655 prevenient1656 precedential1661 antecedental1763 past-gone1784 antevenient1800 aforetime1835 one-time1850 onewhile1882 foretime1894 erstwhile1903 antecedane- ere- 1491 Act 7 Hen. VII c. 22 §3 Annuyties graunted..by..Piers Courteney somtyme Bisshoppe of Excestre or by any othre heretoforn Bisshoppe there. 1657 R. Venning Mercies Memorial 17 Heretofore-mercies are grounds to look for hereafter-mercies. a1839 C. L. H. Papendiek Court & Private Life Time Queen Charlotte (1887) II. xv. 94 But he felt the loss, for them, of his heretofore allowances. 1853 N. Hawthorne Jrnl. 10 Aug. in Eng. Notebks. (1997) I. i. 16 He had never, in his heretofore voyages, been able to get a sight of the American Consul. C. n. Time past; the past. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > [noun] preteritea1425 past1589 then-time1606 preter1618 heretofore1824 foretime1853 bygone1872 temps perdu1932 1824 J. Galt Rothelan vi. vi The same sort of being that he has been in the heretofore. 1876 J. Martineau Hours of Thought (1877) 230 The relation of his Now to a heretofore and a hereafter. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.adj.n.a1375
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