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herebefore

adverb

Similar

as yet so far to date up to now as of yet erenow hereto heretofore

Opposite

hereinafter hereinunder hereafter hereunder hereforth

Scrabble 18

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Meanings

adverbherebefore (not comparable)

archaicnot comparabletemporalBefore now.
They all admired to see the foresaid riches in such dearth of money as was herebefore.
1922, James Joyce, Ulysses
Synonyms: as yet, so far, to date, up to now, as yet, as of yet, erenow, hereto
not comparableEarlier herein (within the document being read).
Synonyms: hereinbefore, hereinabove, hereabove, heretofore · Antonyms: hereinafter, hereinunder, hereafter, hereunder, hereforth, henceforth

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbBefore now.

Similar

as yet so far to date up to now as yet as of yet erenow hereto heretofore heretoforetime hereunto hereuntofore hitherto hithertofore so far thus far to date up to now yet

adverbEarlier herein (within the document being read).

Similar

hereinbefore hereinabove hereabove heretofore

Opposite

hereinafter hereinunder hereafter hereunder hereforth henceforth

Also see

as yet hereinabove heretofore hitherto so far up to now

Cite this entry

APA

herebefore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/herebefore

MLA

“herebefore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/herebefore. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “herebefore,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/herebefore.

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