henceforth
/hɛnsˈfɔɹθ/
henceforth adverb: from now on; from this time on.
Adverb
henceforth (not comparable)
- From now on; from this time on.
- I will try to do a better job, henceforth, now that I know the proper technique!
- My thanes and kinsmen,/Henceforth be earls, the first that ever Scotland /In such an honour namedc. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
- Synonyms:
- from now on, henceforward, hereafter
- Further within this document.
- Synonyms:
- hereforth, hereinafter, hereinunder, hereafter, hereunder
- Antonyms:
- hereinabove, hereabove, hereinbefore, heretofore, herebefore
henceforth meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malayalam and Kannada
henceforth in Tamil
- from now on
- இனி iṉi, இனிமேல் iṉimēl
henceforth in Urdu
- آیندہ سے, اب سے
henceforth in Malayalam
- from now on, as of now, in (the) future
- അപ്പുറം, മേലാൽ, ഇനിമേലാൽ, ഇപ്പോള്തൊട്ട്, ഇപ്പോൾ മുതലങ്ങോട്ട്, ഇനിമേൽ
henceforth in Kannada
- ಇನ್ನು ಮುಂದೆ, ಇಲ್ಲಿಂದ ಮುಂದೆ, ಈಗಿನಿಂದ ಮುಂದಕ್ಕೆ
More languagesFewer languages
- henceforth in Sanskrit
- इतःपरम् itaḥparam, इतः परम् itaḥ param, प्राञ्च् prāñc, अतस् atas
- henceforth in Tagalog
- mulâ ngayón
- henceforth in Persian
- از حالاً az hâlan, من بعد men ba'd
Examples of henceforth in a sentence
- I shall refer to these ideas henceforth as the conventional wisdom.
- If the expression “Southern Cameroons” has exposed us to any annexationist ambitions, then we will henceforth call ourselves AMBAZONIA.
- According to the BELGA agency, the TDW proposes to "extract heavy payment for any Flemishizing action henceforth undertaken in Wallonia."
Synonyms of henceforth
- from now on
- henceforward
- hereafter
- hereforth
- hereinafter
- hereinunder
- hereunder
- anymore
- any more
- as of now
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Antonyms
Origin of henceforth
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”).
Words that rhyme with henceforth
Questions about henceforth
- What does henceforth mean?
- Henceforth means from now on; from this time on.
- What is henceforth in Tamil?
- Henceforth in Tamil is இனி (iṉi), இனிமேல் (iṉimēl). See Henceforth meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is henceforth?
- Henceforth is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce henceforth?
- Henceforth is pronounced /hɛnsˈfɔɹθ/.
Words near henceforth in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: henceforth (page history and authors); henceforth (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); henceforth (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); henceforth (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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