Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Heretofore /hĭrˌ-təf-ôr'/ · Here·to·fore · IPA /ˈhɪɹtəfɔɹ/ 01 adv. Up to this time; hitherto; before; in time past. 1. Up to this time; hitherto; before; in time past.