henceforth

adverb

hence·​forth ˈhen(t)s-ˌfȯrth 

hen(t)s-ˈfȯrth

: from this point on

Synonyms

• afterwards
• later

Examples of henceforth in a Sentence

Henceforth, supervisors will report directly to the manager.

She announced that henceforth she would be running the company.

Recent Examples on the Web

Jeff Dewing’s response was to call in his managers and tell them that henceforth no employee would be required to attend meetings before a certain time in the morning and after a certain time in the afternoon. —Roger Trapp, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025

Last summer, Shiloh, 19, hired an attorney to file a legal petition to formally drop Pitt’s last name from her own so that she would henceforth be known as Shiloh Jolie, instead of Shiloh Jolie-Pitt. —Martha Ross, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025

The Kansas City Royals rookie had switched numbers during the All-Star break and would henceforth be wearing No. 16. —Kansas City Star, 19 July 2025

Shorn of its revolving door to the State Department and the Democratic Party establishment, PEN America will henceforth eke out a miserable existence, trying to simulate moral and intellectual supremacy long after its demise. —Pankaj Mishra, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for henceforth

• fourth
• thenceforth

Kids Definition

henceforth

adverb

hence·​forth ˈhen(t)s-ˌfō(ə)rth 

-ˌfȯ(ə)rth;

hen(t)s-ˈfō(ə)rth,

-ˈfȯ(ə)rth

: from this point on