henceforwards

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /hɛnsˈfɔrwɚdz/ UK /hɛnsˈfɔːwədz/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adv
from this time on; henceforth

Henceforwards the gates will be locked at dusk.

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Synonyms

1 adv · from this time on; henceforth henceforward henceforth hereafter subsequently

Opposites

heretofore hitherto previously formerly

Word family

Related forms hence henceforward forwards

Etymology

A variant of henceforward with the adverbial genitive -s, from hence + forwards; both forms descend from Old English heonan and forþweard.

heonan Old English forþweard Old English

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