henceforth
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Etymology[edit]
From Middle English hennes forth, hens-forþ, hennes-forþ, equivalent to hence (“from here”) + forth (“forward”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
henceforth (not comparable)
- (formal, temporal) From now on; from this time on.
- c. 1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act I, scene ii]:
- My thanes and kinsmen,/Henceforth be earls, the first that ever Scotland /In such an honour named
- I will try to do a better job, henceforth, now that I know the proper technique!
- 2005, George Lucas, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith:
- Henceforth, you shall be known as Darth...Vader.
- (in metatextual self-reference) Further within this document.
- Synonyms: hereafter, hereinafter
- Antonyms: hereinbefore, heretofore
- Coordinate term: hereinelsewhere
Synonyms[edit]
- (from this point on [either temporally or spatially]): from now on; henceforward; hereafter; see also Thesaurus:henceforth
Antonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
from now on
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