Standard Lemma guide

henceforth

adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /hɛnsˈfɔɹθ/
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  • rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)θ
  • CMU ARPABET: HH EH1 N S F AO1 R TH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

From now on; from this time on.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: formal, not-comparable, temporal

Examples

  • I will try to do a better job, henceforth, now that I know the proper technique!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: from now on, henceforward, hereafter

Antonyms: up to now, hitherto

2

adv

Meaning 2

Further within this document.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hereforth, hereinafter, hereinunder, hereafter, hereunder

Antonyms: hereinabove, hereabove, hereinbefore, heretofore, herebefore

Broader terms: hereinelsewhere

3

adverb

Meaning 3

from this time forth; from now on

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • henceforth she will be known as Mrs. Smith

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: henceforward

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English hennes forth, hens-forþ, hennes-forþ, from modification of Old English heonan forþ with an adverbial genitive suffix. By surface analysis, hence (“from here”) + forth (“forward”).

Across languages

Translations

82 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Akkadian: ištu inanna — from now on
  • Armenian: այսուհետեւ (aysuhetew) — from now on
  • Bulgarian: занапре́д (zanapréd) — from now on
  • Catalan: d'ara endavant — from now on
  • Chinese Mandarin: 從此 /从此 (cóngcǐ) — from now on
  • Chinese Mandarin: 從此以後 /从此以后 (cóngcǐ yǐhòu) — from now on
  • Chinese Mandarin: 此後 /此后 (cǐhòu) — from now on
  • Chinese Mandarin: 今後 /今后 (jīnhòu) — from now on
  • Czech: nadále — from now on
  • Danish: fra nu af — from now on
  • Danish: for fremtiden — from now on
  • Danish: fremover — from now on
  • Dutch: voortaan — from now on
  • Dutch: vanaf nu — from now on
  • Finnish: vastedes — from now on
  • Finnish: tästä lähin — from now on
  • Finnish: tästedes — from now on
  • French: dorénavant — from now on
  • French: désormais — from now on
  • Georgian: ამიერიდან (amieridan) — from now on
  • Georgian: აწინ (ac̣in) — from now on
  • Georgian: ამის შემდეგ (amis šemdeg) — from now on
  • Georgian: ამ დროიდან (am droidan) — from now on
  • German: künftig — from now on
  • German: fürderhin — from now on
  • German: hinfort — from now on
  • German: fortan — from now on
  • Greek: εφεξής (efexís) — from now on
  • Hungarian: ezentúl — from now on
  • Hungarian: mostantól kezdve — from now on
  • Hungarian: mostantól fogva — from now on
  • Hungarian: ettől fogva — from now on
  • Hungarian: a továbbiakban — from now on
  • Hungarian: a későbbiekben — from now on
  • Hungarian: az elkövetkezőkben — from now on
  • Icelandic: héðan í frá — from now on
  • Icelandic: upp frá þessu — from now on
  • Irish: uaidh seo amach — from now on
  • Italian: d’ora in poi — from now on
  • Italian: d’ora in avanti — from now on
  • Japanese: 今後 (kongo) — from now on
  • Japanese: これ以後 (kore-igo) — from now on
  • Korean: 이제부터는 (ijebuteoneun) — from now on
  • Central Kurdish: لەمەودوا (lemewdwa) — from now on
  • Latin: posthac — from now on
  • Latin: dehinc — from now on
  • Latin: amodo — from now on
  • Macedonian: о́тсега (ótsega) — from now on
  • Māori: ā muri ake nei — from now on
  • Māori: anāianei — from now on
  • Old English: heonan forþ — from now on
  • Persian: از حالاً (az hâlan) — from now on
  • Persian: من بعد (men ba'd) — from now on
  • Portuguese: doravante — from now on
  • Portuguese: de agora em diante — from now on
  • Russian: отны́не (otnýne) — from now on
  • Russian: впредь (vpredʹ) — from now on
  • Russian: в дальне́йшем (v dalʹnéjšem) — from now on
  • Russian: с э́тих пор (s étix por) — from now on
  • Sanskrit: इतःपरम् (itaḥparam) — from now on
  • Sanskrit: इतः परम् (itaḥ param) — from now on
  • Sanskrit: प्राञ्च् (prāñc) — from now on
  • Sanskrit: अतस् (atas) — from now on
  • Scottish Gaelic: à seo suas — from now on
  • Spanish: en adelante — from now on
  • Spanish: de ahora en adelante — from now on
  • Spanish: a partir de ahora — from now on
  • Spanish: desde ahora — from now on
  • Spanish: de aquí en adelante — from now on
  • Swahili: tokea sasa — from now on
  • Swedish: hädanefter — from now on
  • Tagalog: mulâ ngayón — from now on
  • Tamil: இனி (iṉi) — from now on
  • Tamil: இனிமேல் (iṉimēl) — from now on
  • Turkish: bundan böyle — from now on
  • Turkish: artık — from now on
  • Turkish: şu andan itibaren — from now on
  • Ukrainian: відтепе́р (vidtepér) — from now on
  • Ukrainian: відни́ні (vidnýni) — from now on
  • Ukrainian: в пода́льшому (v podálʹšomu) — from now on
  • Czech: dále (jen) — further within this document
  • Russian: здесь и да́лее (zdesʹ i dáleje) — further within this document
Real reading context

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