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henceforward

henceforward

1 7.5
From now on
  • adverb
  • /ˈhɛnsˌfɔr.wərd/
  • Formal
translation icon : de aquí en adelante
  • The team decided that all meetings would start at 9 AM sharp henceforward.

Examples

  • Henceforth and henceforward, the speaker will find her joy in the mind, not in external fortune.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Since Dr. Dillamond used to have his own goat-like way of pronouncifying my name, in solidarity and in order to express my outrage, I will henceforward be known no longer as "Galinda," but simply... Glinda.

  • "...and henceforward shall be free."

  • Be it known unto you that henceforward I obey no law less than the eternal law.

    Academic text (1998)
  • The battles over all this will, to some extent, dominate our politics henceforward.

    Academic text (2011)
  • - But I just wish to make it clear that I've turned a corner, and, um, henceforward intend to be impressively happy.

  • Henceforward, a bond was tax-exempt only if less than 10 percent of the revenues went to a private business and the business used the facility less than 10 percent of the time.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Henceforward, the Arab World would be atomized and pacified; its dissolution would be continued and its wealth would be used to uphold orthodoxy.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Henceforward, the basic principle underlying the talks between Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Ramananda Raya will be spontaneous loving service to the Lord.

    Blog text (15)
  • In Abdi's "Nationalism, Politics, and the Development of Archaeology in Iran," it is documented that "the Iranian government officially declared that henceforward the country must be called 'Iran' and the name 'Persia' should no longer be used."

    Academic text (2007)

Synonyms

thereafter
vshenceforward
  • Formal
88 4.1

From that time on

refers to starting from now rather than after a past point
onward
vshenceforward
45 2.7

Moving forward from a certain time or place

focuses specifically on beginning now and lasting after that point
onwards
vshenceforward
17 2.2

From a time or place and continuing forward

is about starting now and continuing rather than physical movement
henceforth
vshenceforward
  • Formal
13 6.7

From now on

stresses ongoing continuation into the future
hereafter
vshenceforward
  • Formal
8 5.3

From now on, in the future

is the general term not limited to documents
forevermore
vshenceforward
  • Archaic
8 6.8

Always from now on

expresses ongoing future without insisting on permanence
thenceforth
vshenceforward
  • Archaic
1 9.3

From that time on

begins now and continues into the future rather than from a past point
forwards
vshenceforward
  • UK
1.2

From this time on into the future

emphasizes continued action from now into the future
hereon
vshenceforward
8.1

From now on

refers generally to starting now and moving ahead in time
thenceforward
vshenceforward
  • Archaic
8.6

From that time on

starts at the present moment and continues into the future

Antonyms

1.9

Not happening now although it happened before

65 2.1

It does not happen at any time in the future

Surface Forms

henceforward positive

Morphology

henceforward = hence (transparent) = forward + hence

Meaning is a straightforward combination of 'hence' (from now) and 'forward' (onward), so learners who know the components can infer 'from this time on'. [Postprocessing: moved 'forward' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Henceforward comes from two simple parts: hence meaning 'from this time' and forward meaning 'onward'. So it means 'from now on' and is used when something starts now and continues in the future.