hitherto

Meaning

Adv

1. (also, formal, not-comparable) Up to this or that time.
2. (archaic, literary, not-comparable) Up to this place.
3. (archaic, literary, not-comparable) In speech or writing: up to this point; thus far.
4. (not-comparable, obsolete) Synonym of hereto (“regarding this subject; to achieve this result; to this end”).

Adj

Existing or occurring before now; former, preceding, previous.

Opposite of

from now on, henceforth, hitherto

Synonyms

so far

until now

up to now

thus far

as yet

yet

heretofore

til now

hereto

hitherunto

always

consistently

previously

still

till now

used to

before now

all along

Translations

finora

jusqu’ici

hasta ahora

bisher

até agora

jusqu’à présent

jusqu’à maintenant

bislang

fino ad ora

adhūc

hactenus

hasta aquí

bis dato

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhɪðəˌtuː/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: hiderto

In summary

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.