Vocabulary
Hitherto
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
until now or until the point in time under discussion.
Urdu meaning
اب تک، اس جگہ تک، ہنوز
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- But this hitherto local threat has now morphed into a global one, posed oddly enough by modern states.
- South Asia`s Moscow link was hitherto monopolised by India, which received its defence lifeline from Russia after the 1971 pact between Indira Gandhi and Leonid Brezhnev.
- The assault has been claimed by `The Resistance Front`, a hitherto unknown entity; media reports have quoted the outfit as claiming the attack to protest against demographic changes in the disputed region.
- The train hijacking should be a wake-up call to those who have hitherto refused to acknowledge repeated warnings that the state`s favoured policies have often spelt disaster in the long run.
- SAR will soon be in a state of flux as a result of climate-related reasons hitherto not factored into the social and economic dynamics of country-specific development plans.
Synonyms
previously, formerly, earlier, so far, thus far, before, beforehand, to date, as yet
Antonyms
afterward. (or afterwards), later, subsequently
Curator example
“hitherto part of French West Africa, Benin achieved independence in 1960”
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