Definitions
used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
Word origin
The adverb is derived from Middle English hiderto (“to the present time, until now; up to this point”), from hider (“in this direction, to or toward this place; up to the present time, until now”) (from Old English hider (“to here, hither”)) + to (“in the direction of, toward; etc.”). By surface analysis, hither + to.
Used in a sentence
“All men att the begynnynge⸝ ſett forth goode wyne⸝ And when men be dronke⸝ then thatt which is worſſe: Butt thou haſt kept backe the goode wyne hetherto.”
“[T]he greateſt and moſt active part of Mankind, has never hetherto been vvell contented vvith the preſent.”
“But Charles, as vvell from unvvillingneſs to alienate a province of ſo much value, as from diſguſt at the Pope, vvho had hitherto refuſed to join in the vvar againſt Francis, rejected the propoſal.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Up to this point”8 letters
02“Until now”8 letters
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