heretofore

Questions about heretofore

What does heretofore mean?

heretofore means "used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time".

How many syllables are in heretofore?

heretofore has 3 syllables: heret-o-fore. The stress falls on "fore". In IPA it is /ˌhɪɹtəˈfɔɹ/.

What is another word for heretofore?

Close synonyms include so far, thus far, up to now, hitherto, as yet. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is heretofore a common word?

heretofore is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with heretofore?

6 words rhyme with heretofore. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for heretofore come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.