thenceforth

WOTD – 29 January 2007

Etymology

From Middle English thennesforth, equivalent to thence +‎ forth.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) enPR: thĕnsfôrth IPA^(key): /ˌðɛnsˈfɔːθ/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˌðɛnsˈfɔːɹθ/
Audio (US): (file)
Audio (General Australian): (file)

Adverb

thenceforth (not comparable)

From that time on.
- 1774, First Continental Congress, The Articles of Association:
  ...to the end, that all such foes to the rights of British-America may be publicly known, and universally contemned as the enemies of American liberty; and thenceforth we respectively will break off all dealings with him or her.
- 1851, Herman Melville, chapter 63, in Moby Dick:
  Furthermore: you must know that when the second iron is thrown overboard, it thenceforth becomes a dangling, sharp-edged terror, skittishly curvetting about both boat and whale, entangling the lines, or cutting them, and making a prodigious sensation in all directions.
- 1861, Charles Dickens, chapter VI, in Great Expectations:
  The fear of losing Joe’s confidence, and of thenceforth sitting in the chimney corner at night staring drearily at my forever lost companion and friend, tied up my tongue.
- 1927-1929 — Mahatma Gandhi, An Autobiography or The Story of my Experiments with Truth, "Nirbal Ke Bala Rama", translated 1940 by Mahadev Desai
  I decided to act thenceforth with great caution; not to leave the house, but somehow leave Portsmouth.
- 1994 February 12, Bill Clinton, Presidential Radio Address:
  Here his hand trembled as he set his pen to the proclamation that declared slaves thenceforth and forever free.

Synonyms

(from that time on): thenceforward, thenceforwards

Translations

from that time on

Bulgarian: оттогава (bg) (ottogava)
Esperanto: ekde tiam
French: dès lors (fr)
Galician: desí (archaic)
Hungarian: attól fogva, azt követően
Ido: depose (io), ja lore, de lore (io)
Latin: inde (la), ex eo tempore
Marathi: तेव्हापासून (tevhāpāsūn)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: fra da av

Nynorsk: frå då av, frå da av
Polish: od tego czasu
Russian: с тех по́р (ru) (s tex pór)
Scottish Gaelic: o sin a-mach, on uair sin a-mach
Swedish: alltifrån den tiden, från och med då, sedan dess
Welsh: o'r amser hwnnw

(about) hereabout, thereabout, whereabout
(abouts) hereabouts, thereabouts, whereabouts
(above) hereabove, thereabove, whereabove
(across) thereacross, whereacross
(after) hereafter, thereafter, whereafter
(against) hereagainst, thereagainst, whereagainst
(again) thereagain
(along) herealong, therealong, wherealong
(amidst) thereamidst
(amid) thereamid
(among) hereamong, thereamong, whereamong
(amongst) hereamongst, thereamongst, whereamongst
(anent) hereanent, thereanent, whereanent
(around) therearound, wherearound
(as) thereas, whereas
(at) hereat, thereat, whereat
(atop) thereatop
(before) herebefore, therebefore, wherebefore
(behind) therebehind, wherebehind
(below) herebelow, therebelow, wherebelow
(beneath) herebeneath, therebeneath
(beside) therebeside
(between) therebetween, wherebetween
(betwixt) therebetwixt
(beyond) herebeyond, therebeyond
(by) hereby, thereby, whereby
(ever) herever, therever, wherever
(fore) herefore, therefore, wherefore
(for) herefor, therefor, wherefor
(fro) herefro, therefro, wherefro
(from) herefrom, therefrom, wherefrom
(hence) herehence, therehence
(in after) hereinafter, thereinafter, whereinafter
(in before) hereinbefore, thereinbefore, whereinbefore
(in) herein, therein, wherein
(in soever) whereinsoever
(into) hereinto, thereinto, whereinto
(in which) whereinwhich
(of) hereof, thereof, whereof
(on) hereon, thereon, whereon
(onto) hereonto, thereonto, whereonto
(out) hereout, thereout, whereout
(outside) thereoutside
(over) hereover, thereover, whereover
(soever) wheresoever
(somever) wheresomever
(so) whereso
(throughout) therethroughout
(through) therethrough, wherethrough
(tofore) heretofore, theretofore, wheretofore
(to) hereto, thereto, whereto
(toward) heretoward, theretoward, wheretoward
(towards) theretowards, wheretowards
(under) hereunder, thereunder, whereunder
(until) thereuntil, whereuntil
(unto) hereunto, thereunto, whereunto
(upon) hereupon, thereupon, whereupon
(withal) herewithal, therewithal, wherewithal
(with) herewith, therewith, wherewith
(within) herewithin, therewithin, wherewithin
(without) herewithout, therewithout, wherewithout

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thenceforth

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Etymology

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Adverb

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Pronominal adverbs

																																																															about	abouts	above	across	after	afters	again	against	along	among	amongst	anent¹	around	as	at	away	beit	before	beside	between	beyond	by	ever	for	fore	forth	forward	forwards	from	hence	in above	in after	in before	in below	in elsewhere	in soever	into	in under	mid²	of	on	out	over	so	soever	somedever³	somever³	through	throughout	to	tofore	unto	up	upon	ward	wards	-wise	with	withal	within	without
																																																														hence	—	—	—	—	henceafter	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	henceforth	henceforward	henceforwards	hencefrom	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
																																																														here	hereabout	hereabouts	hereabove	—	hereafter	hereafters	—	hereagainst	—	hereamong	hereamongst	hereanent	—	—	hereat	hereaway	—	herebefore	—	—	—	hereby	—	herefor	herefore	hereforth	hereforward	hereforwards	herefrom	herehence	hereinabove	hereinafter	hereinbefore	hereinbelow	hereinelsewhere	hereinsoever	hereinto	hereinunder	heremid	hereof	hereon	hereout	hereover	—	—	—	—	herethrough	herethroughout	hereto	heretofore	hereunto	—	hereupon	—	—	—	herewith	herewithal	herewithin	herewithout
																																																														hither	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	hitherto	—	hitherunto	—	—	hitherward	hitherwards	—	—	—	—	—
																																																														how	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	howbeit	—	—	—	—	—	however	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	howso	howsoever	howsomedever	howsomever	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
																																																														that	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	thataway	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	thatwise	—	—	—	—
																																																														thence	—	—	—	—	—	thenceafter	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	thenceforth	thenceforward	thenceforwards	thencefrom	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	thenceout	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
																																																														there	thereabout	thereabouts	thereabove	thereacross	thereafter	thereafters	thereagain	thereagainst	therealong	thereamong	thereamongst	thereanent	therearound	—	thereat	thereaway	—	therebefore	therebeside	therebetween	therebeyond	thereby	therever	therefor	therefore	thereforth	—	—	therefrom	therehence	thereinabove	thereinafter	thereinbefore	thereinbelow	—	—	thereinto	thereinunder	theremid	thereof	thereon	thereout	thereover	—	theresoever	—	—	therethrough	therethroughout	thereto	theretofore	thereunto	thereup	thereupon	—	—	—	therewith	therewithal	therewithin	therewithout
																																																														this	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	thisaway	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	thiswise	—	—	—	—
																																																														thither	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	thitherinsoever	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	thitherto	—	—	—	—	thitherward	thitherwards	—	—	—	—	—
																																																														what	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	whatever	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	whatso	whatsoever	whatsomedever	whatsomever	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	whatwise	—	—	—	—
																																																														when	whenabout	whenabouts	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	whenas	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	whenever	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	whenso	whensoever	—	whensomever	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
																																																														whence	—	—	—	—	whenceafter	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	whencever	—	—	whenceforth	whenceforward	—	whencefrom	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	whenceward	whencewards	—	—	—	—	—
																																																														where	whereabout	whereabouts	whereabove	—	whereafter	whereafters	—	whereagainst	wherealong	whereamong	whereamongst	whereanent	wherearound	whereas	whereat	whereaway	—	wherebefore	wherebeside	wherebetween	wherebeyond	whereby	wherever	wherefor	wherefore	whereforth	—	—	wherefrom	wherehence	whereinabove	whereinafter	whereinbefore	whereinbelow	—	whereinsoever	whereinto	whereinunder	wheremid	whereof	whereon	whereout	whereover	whereso	wheresoever	—	wheresomever	wherethrough	wherethroughout	whereto	wheretofore	whereunto	whereup	whereupon	—	—	—	wherewith	wherewithal	wherewithin	wherewithout
whither	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	whitherever	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	whitherinsoever	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	whitherso	—	—	—	—	—	whitherto	whithertofore	—	—	—	whitherward	whitherwards	—	—	—	—	—
why	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	whyever	whyfor	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	whyso	whysoever	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1. Scottish 2. from Middle English mid 3. old dialectal form