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hitherto
(formal, also law) Up to this or that time.
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And thou shalt say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath sent me unto thee, saying, Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness: and, behold, hitherto thou wouldest not hear.
Hitherto I have been but the witness, little more; and I should hardly think now to take another tone, that of your coadjutor, for the time, did I not perceive in you,—at the crisis too—a troubled hesitancy, proceeding, I doubt not, from the clash of military duty with moral scruple—scruple vitalized by compassion.
(chiefly archaic or literary) Up to this place.
(chiefly archaic or literary) In speech or writing: up to this point; thus far.
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"Really, Mr. Collins," cried Elizabeth with some warmth, "you puzzle me exceedingly. If what I have hitherto said can appear to you in the form of encouragement, I know not how to express my refusal in such a way as to convince you of its being one."
(obsolete) Regarding this subject; to achieve this result; to this end.
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hereto
(archaic) Existing or occurring before now; former, preceding, previous.
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