Henceforth
//hɛnsˈfɔɹθ// adv
adv ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 From now on; from this time on. formal, not-comparable, temporal
"I will try to do a better job, henceforth, now that I know the proper technique!"
- 2 Further within this document. not-comparable
Adverb
- 1 from this time forth; from now on wordnet
Example
More examples"Officers will henceforth wear ties at dinner."
Etymology
From Middle English hennes forth, hens-forþ, hennes-forþ, from modification of Old English heonan forþ with an adverbial genitive suffix. By surface analysis, hence (“from here”) + forth (“forward”).
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