What is "hitherto" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "hitherto": used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time

Adverb

Pronunciation in US: /ˈhɪðɚˌtu/, /ˌhɪðɚˈtu/, [ˈhɪðɚˌtʰu], [ˌhɪðɚˈtʰu]

Pronunciation in UK: /ˈhɪðə(ɹ)ˌtuː/, /ˌhɪðə(ɹ)ˈtuː/, [ˈhɪðə(ɹ)ˌtʰuː], [ˌhɪðə(ɹ)ˈtʰuː]

Synonyms:

attending, attendant, hither, present, available, hereabouts, in this direction, on board, on deck, on hand, on this spot, on-the-spot, within reach, then, already, formerly, heretofore, once, ahead, ante, back, before, beforehand, erstwhile, fore, forward, long ago, antecedently, a while ago, at one time, away back, back when, in advance, in anticipation, in days gone by, in the past, one-shot, precedently, time was, until now, still, earlier, till, as yet, prior to, so far, thus far, until now, up to now,

Antonyms:

there, currently, later, presently, future,