亚洲网紅露点

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heretofore

[ heer-tuh-fawr, -fohr ]

adverb

  1. before this time; until now.


heretofore

/ 藢丑瑟蓹迟蕣藞蹿蓴藧 /

adverb

  1. formal.
    until now; before this time
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. obsolete.
    previous; former
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the heretofore archaic.
    the past
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of heretofore1

1300鈥50; Middle English heretoforn, equivalent to here here + toforn, Old English 迟艒蹿辞谤补苍 ( 迟艒 to + foran before; fore 1 )
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What I discovered instead was a freewheeling, foul-mouthed, genuinely funny studio comedy 鈥 and a heretofore untapped excitement for the fourth film in the franchise, 鈥淢ad About the Boy.鈥

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It promises to be a heretofore unequaled imperial presidency 鈥 unitary executive theory made real, but on steroids.

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That seems to have galvanized others who had heretofore been reluctant to publicly pressure someone they respect to make what even critics would concede is a difficult decision.

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Perhaps, Trump will be under house arrest in the White House, something heretofore unimaginable.

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