henceforth

adverb

hence·​forth ˈhen(t)s-ˌfȯrth How to pronounce henceforth (audio)
hen(t)s-ˈfȯrth
: from this point on

Examples of henceforth in a Sentence

Henceforth, supervisors will report directly to the manager. She announced that henceforth she would be running the company.
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Though acquitted, the youth henceforth resented authority. Alison Osius, Outside Online, 1 Nov. 2024 In August 2016, the U.S. Board on Geographic Names announced the Harney name would be removed, and the landmark would henceforth be known as Black Elk Peak, for the legendary Lakota warrior and holy man. Tim Madigan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024 Shiloh has been in the news recently because of her 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, The Mercury News, 30 July 2024 Their decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo (2024) establishes that henceforth, whoever controls a majority of the Supreme Court will have the final word on thousands of policy questions that, under Chevron, used to be resolved by federal agencies. Ian Millhiser, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018 See all Example Sentences for henceforth 

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of henceforth was in the 14th century

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“Henceforth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/henceforth. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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henceforth

adverb
hence·​forth ˈhen(t)s-ˌfō(ə)rth How to pronounce henceforth (audio)
-ˌfȯ(ə)rth;
hen(t)s-ˈfō(ə)rth,
-ˈfȯ(ə)rth
: from this point on

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