"up to now" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: up till now [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} up to now (not comparable)
  1. Until now; as of now. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-up_to_now-en-adv-x6ggUG8v Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English positive polarity items, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Synonyms: as yet, heretofore, to date, as yet [idiomatic], as of yet [idiomatic], erenow, herebefore [archaic], hereto [archaic], heretofore, heretoforetime [obsolete], hereunto [archaic], hereuntofore [rare], hitherto, hithertofore [rare], so far, thus far, to date [idiomatic], up to now, yet
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      "name": "en-adv"
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "from now on"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:henceforth",
          "word": "anymore"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:henceforth",
          "word": "any more"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:henceforth",
          "word": "as of now"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:henceforth",
          "word": "from now on"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:henceforth",
          "word": "going forward"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:henceforth",
          "word": "hereafter"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:henceforth",
          "word": "henceforth"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:henceforth",
          "word": "henceforward"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:henceforth",
          "tags": [
            "archaic"
          ],
          "word": "henceforwards"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:henceforth",
          "tags": [
            "UK"
          ],
          "word": "in future"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:henceforth",
          "tags": [
            "US"
          ],
          "word": "in the future"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:henceforth",
          "word": "moving forward"
        }
      ],
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English positive polarity items",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Until now; as of now."
      ],
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        [
          "Until",
          "until"
        ],
        [
          "now",
          "now"
        ],
        [
          "as of now",
          "as of now"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "as yet"
        },
        {
          "word": "heretofore"
        },
        {
          "word": "to date"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:hitherto",
          "tags": [
            "idiomatic"
          ],
          "word": "as yet"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:hitherto",
          "tags": [
            "idiomatic"
          ],
          "word": "as of yet"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:hitherto",
          "word": "erenow"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:hitherto",
          "tags": [
            "archaic"
          ],
          "word": "herebefore"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:hitherto",
          "tags": [
            "archaic"
          ],
          "word": "hereto"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:hitherto",
          "word": "heretofore"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:hitherto",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "heretoforetime"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:hitherto",
          "tags": [
            "archaic"
          ],
          "word": "hereunto"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:hitherto",
          "tags": [
            "rare"
          ],
          "word": "hereuntofore"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:hitherto",
          "word": "hitherto"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:hitherto",
          "tags": [
            "rare"
          ],
          "word": "hithertofore"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:hitherto",
          "word": "so far"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:hitherto",
          "word": "thus far"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:hitherto",
          "tags": [
            "idiomatic"
          ],
          "word": "to date"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:hitherto",
          "word": "up to now"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:hitherto",
          "word": "yet"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "up to now"
}
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    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "up to now (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "word": "from now on"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:henceforth",
          "word": "anymore"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:henceforth",
          "word": "any more"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:henceforth",
          "word": "as of now"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:henceforth",
          "word": "from now on"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:henceforth",
          "word": "going forward"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:henceforth",
          "word": "hereafter"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:henceforth",
          "word": "henceforth"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:henceforth",
          "word": "henceforward"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:henceforth",
          "tags": [
            "archaic"
          ],
          "word": "henceforwards"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:henceforth",
          "tags": [
            "UK"
          ],
          "word": "in future"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:henceforth",
          "tags": [
            "US"
          ],
          "word": "in the future"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:henceforth",
          "word": "moving forward"
        }
      ],
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        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English positive polarity items",
        "English uncomparable adverbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
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        "Until now; as of now."
      ],
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        [
          "Until",
          "until"
        ],
        [
          "now",
          "now"
        ],
        [
          "as of now",
          "as of now"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "as yet"
        },
        {
          "word": "heretofore"
        },
        {
          "word": "to date"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:hitherto",
          "tags": [
            "idiomatic"
          ],
          "word": "as yet"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:hitherto",
          "tags": [
            "idiomatic"
          ],
          "word": "as of yet"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:hitherto",
          "word": "erenow"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:hitherto",
          "tags": [
            "archaic"
          ],
          "word": "herebefore"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:hitherto",
          "tags": [
            "archaic"
          ],
          "word": "hereto"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:hitherto",
          "word": "heretofore"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:hitherto",
          "tags": [
            "obsolete"
          ],
          "word": "heretoforetime"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:hitherto",
          "tags": [
            "archaic"
          ],
          "word": "hereunto"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:hitherto",
          "tags": [
            "rare"
          ],
          "word": "hereuntofore"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:hitherto",
          "word": "hitherto"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:hitherto",
          "tags": [
            "rare"
          ],
          "word": "hithertofore"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:hitherto",
          "word": "so far"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:hitherto",
          "word": "thus far"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:hitherto",
          "tags": [
            "idiomatic"
          ],
          "word": "to date"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:hitherto",
          "word": "up to now"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:hitherto",
          "word": "yet"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "up to now"
}

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