adj · adv · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌhɪðəˈtuː/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈhɪðətuː/
Received-Pronunciation:[ˌhɪðəˈthuː]
Received-Pronunciation:[ˈhɪðəthuː]
General-American:/ˈhɪðəɹˌtu/
General-American:/ˌhɪðəɹˈtu/
General-American:[ˈhɪðəɹˌthu]
General-American:[ˌhɪðəɹˈthu]
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Existing or occurring before now; former, preceding, previous.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: also, formal, not-comparable
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: up to now, heretofore
Antonyms: from now on, henceforth, anymore, any more, as of now, going forward, hereafter, henceforward, henceforwards, in future, in the future, moving forward
3
adv
Meaning 3
Up to this place.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, literary, not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adv
Meaning 4
In speech or writing: up to this point; thus far.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, literary, not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adv
Meaning 5
Synonym of hereto (“regarding this subject; to achieve this result; to this end”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hereto
Antonyms: none provided
6
adverb
Meaning 6
used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
So far he hasn't called
the sun isn't up yet
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: so far, thus far, up to now, heretofore, as yet, yet, til now, until now
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
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. The adjective is derived from the adverb.
Across languages
Translations
99 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
حَتَّى الْآن
(ḥattā l-ʔān)
— up to this or that time
Bulgarian:
досега́
(dosegá)
— up to this or that time
Chinese Mandarin:
到目前為止 /到目前为止
(dào mùqián wéizhǐ)
— up to this or that time
Chinese Mandarin:
迄今
(qìjīn)
— up to this or that time
Chinese Mandarin:
迄今為止 /迄今为止
(qìjīn wéizhǐ)
— up to this or that time
Chinese Mandarin:
至今
(zhìjīn)
— up to this or that time
Czech:
až dosud
— up to this or that time
Czech:
doposud
— up to this or that time
Danish:
hidtil
— up to this or that time
Dutch:
tot dan toe
— up to this or that time
Dutch:
tot dusver
— up to this or that time
Dutch:
tot dusverre
— up to this or that time
Dutch:
tot hiertoe
— up to this or that time
Dutch:
tot nu toe
— up to this or that time
Esperanto:
ĝis nun
— up to this or that time
Esperanto:
ĝisnune
— up to this or that time
Faroese:
higartil
— up to this or that time
Finnish:
aiemmin
— up to this or that time
Finnish:
siihen mennessä
— up to this or that time
Finnish:
sitä ennen
— up to this or that time
Finnish:
tähän mennessä
— up to this or that time
French:
jusqu'alors
— up to this or that time
French:
jusqu'à maintenant
— up to this or that time
French:
jusqu'à présent
— up to this or that time
French:
jusqu'ici
— up to this or that time
Georgian:
ამ დრომდე
(am dromde)
— up to this or that time
Georgian:
აქამდე
(akamde)
— up to this or that time
Georgian:
აქამომდე
(akamomde)
— up to this or that time
Georgian:
დღემდე
(dɣemde)
— up to this or that time
Georgian:
უწინ
(uc̣in)
— up to this or that time
German:
bis dahin
— up to this or that time
German:
bis dato
— up to this or that time
German:
bisher
— up to this or that time
German:
bis jetzt
— up to this or that time
German:
bislang
— up to this or that time
German:
bis zu diesem Zeitpunkt
— up to this or that time
German:
bis zum jetzigen Zeitpunkt
— up to this or that time
German:
zuvor
— up to this or that time
Hebrew:
עד כה
— up to this or that time
Hungarian:
addig
— up to this or that time
Hungarian:
eddig
— up to this or that time
Indonesian:
hingga kini
— up to this or that time
Indonesian:
sampai saat ini
— up to this or that time
Indonesian:
sampai sekarang
— up to this or that time
Italian:
fino ad ora
— up to this or that time
Italian:
fino allora
— up to this or that time
Italian:
fino a qui
— up to this or that time
Italian:
finora
— up to this or that time
Italian:
fin qui
— up to this or that time
Japanese:
今まで
(imamade)
— up to this or that time
Japanese:
これまで
(koremade)
— up to this or that time
Japanese:
これまでのところ
(koremade no tokoro)
— up to this or that time
Korean:
여태
(yeotae)
— up to this or that time
Latin:
adhūc
— up to this or that time
Latin:
aliquando
— up to this or that time
Latin:
hactenus
— up to this or that time
Latin:
hucusque
— up to this or that time
Latin:
illatenus
— up to this or that time
Macedonian:
досега
(dosega)
— up to this or that time
Norwegian:
hittil
— up to this or that time
Occitan:
fins a aquel moment
— up to this or that time
Occitan:
fins ara
— up to this or that time
Pannonian Rusyn:
дотераз
(doteraz)
— up to this or that time
Pannonian Rusyn:
потераз
(poteraz)
— up to this or that time
Persian:
تاکنون
(tâ-konun)
— up to this or that time
Polish:
dotąd
— up to this or that time
Polish:
dotychczas
— up to this or that time
Portuguese:
até agora
— up to this or that time
Romanian:
până acum
— up to this or that time
Romanian:
până în acest moment
— up to this or that time
Russian:
доны́не
(donýne)
— up to this or that time
Russian:
до сих по́р
(do six pór)
— up to this or that time
Russian:
подне́сь
(podnésʹ)
— up to this or that time
Russian:
пока́
(poká)
— up to this or that time
Russian:
пока́ что
(poká što)
— up to this or that time
Scottish Gaelic:
thuige seo
— up to this or that time
Serbo-Croatian:
до̀сад
— up to this or that time
Serbo-Croatian:
до̀сада
— up to this or that time
Serbo-Croatian:
до̀тад
— up to this or that time
Serbo-Croatian:
до̀тада
— up to this or that time
Serbo-Croatian:
dòsad
— up to this or that time
Serbo-Croatian:
dòsada
— up to this or that time
Serbo-Croatian:
dòtad
— up to this or that time
Serbo-Croatian:
dòtada
— up to this or that time
Slovene:
do zdaj
— up to this or that time
Spanish:
en ese entonces
— up to this or that time
Spanish:
hasta ahora
— up to this or that time
Spanish:
hasta aquí
— up to this or that time
Spanish:
hasta este momento
— up to this or that time
Swedish:
dittills
— up to this or that time
Swedish:
hitintills
— up to this or that time
Swedish:
hittills
— up to this or that time
Telugu:
అప్పటివరకు
(appaṭivaraku)
— up to this or that time
Telugu:
ఇప్పటివరకు
(ippaṭivaraku)
— up to this or that time