henceforth
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henceforth
- /hɛnsˈfɔɹθ/
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)θ
Where it comes from
From Middle English hennes forth, hens-forþ, hennes-forþ, from modification of Old English heonan forþ with an adverbial genitive suffix. By surface analysis, hence (“from here”) + forth (“forward”).
adverb
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From now on; from this time on.
I will try to do a better job, henceforth, now that I know the proper technique!
Similar: from now on, henceforward, hereafter · Opposite: up to now, hitherto
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Further within this document.
Similar: hereforth, hereinafter, hereinunder, hereafter, hereunder · Opposite: hereinabove, hereabove, hereinbefore, heretofore, herebefore
Similar: anymore, any more, as of now, from now on, going forward, hereafter, henceforth, henceforward, henceforwards, in future, in the future, moving forward · Opposite: hitherto
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: henceforward, thereafter, hence, anymore, now, hereafter, subsequently, nowadays, consequently, therefore, hereinafter, future, following, thus, next, accordingly
adverb
Similar: anymore, any more, as of now, from now on, going forward, hereafter, henceforth, henceforward, henceforwards, in future, in the future, moving forward · Opposite: hitherto
Translations
Every language
adv from now on
| Español | en adelante, de ahora en adelante, a partir de ahora, desde ahora, de aquí en adelante |
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| 한국어 | 이제부터는 ijebuteoneun |
| 日本語 | 今後 kongo, これ以後 kore-igo |
| 中文 | 從此 /从此 cóngcǐ, 從此以後 /从此以后 cóngcǐ yǐhòu, 此後 /此后 cǐhòu, 今後 /今后 jīnhòu |
| Kiswahili | tokea sasa |
| Português | doravante, de agora em diante |
| Français | dorénavant, désormais |
| Deutsch | künftig, fürderhin, hinfort, fortan |
| Italiano | d’ora in poi, d’ora in avanti |
| Ελληνικά | εφεξής efexís |
| Русский | отны́не otnýne, впредь vpredʹ, в дальне́йшем v dalʹnéjšem, с э́тих пор s étix por |
adv further within this document
| Русский | здесь и да́лее zdesʹ i dáleje |
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title = {henceforth},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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