adv ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Adverb

1. 1
   Before now. archaic, not-comparable, temporal

   "They all admired to see the foresaid riches in such dearth of money as was herebefore."

2. 2
   Earlier herein (within the document being read). not-comparable

Synonyms

All synonyms

heretoforeas of yetas yeterenowhereabovehereinabove

Antonyms

All antonyms

henceforthhereafterhereforthhereinafter

Example

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"They all admired to see the foresaid riches in such dearth of money as was herebefore."

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