henceforth

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌhɛnsˈfɔrθ/ UK /ˌhɛnsˈfɔːθ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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adv
from this time on; from now onward

Henceforth, all visitors must sign in at the desk.

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Synonyms

1 adv · from this time on; from now... henceforward hereafter thenceforth subsequently afterward

Opposites

heretofore hitherto previously formerly

Word family

Related forms hence henceforward forth

Etymology

From Middle English hennes forth, from hence (Old English heonan 'from here') + forth (Old English forþ 'forward').

heonan Old English forþ Old English

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