hitherto

• Adverbe signifiant « jusqu'à présent » ou « jusqu'à maintenant ». Utilisé dans un registre formel ou littéraire pour indiquer ce qui était vrai dans le passé, mais qui peut avoir changé.

An adverb meaning "up until this time" or "until now." It is used in formal or literary contexts to refer to something that was true in the past but may no longer be the case.

1. Until now or until a particular timeC1formal

   Used to refer to something that has existed or been true up to the present time or a specified time in the past.

   jusqu'à présent

   • The hitherto unknown artist was discovered at a local gallery.
   • The company has hitherto focused on domestic markets.
   • Hitherto, the project had been considered a failure.

   Synonymesas yetbeforeheretoforepreviouslyso farthus farup to now