theretofore
معنی فارسی
تا آنزمان ، پيش از آن وقت
معنی کامل و مثالها
/ther´tǝ fôr´/adv.
● تا آن زمان، تا آن موقع، تا آن هنگام، قبل از آن زمان
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From Middle English ther tofore, from Old English þǣr tōforan (“theretofore”), equivalent to there + to + fore.
مثال
- Theretofore, he had never seen such a thing.
- The law was theretofore unknown.
- The land was theretofore unexplored.
ترکیبهای رایج
Theretofore unknown Theretofore unexplored Theretofore unseen Theretofore unheard
تعریف انگلیسی
adverb
- up to that time “they had not done any work theretofore”