No. 2,725 in Polish

dotychczasowy

"Dotychczasowy" means "up to now," "previous," or "existing so far."

In a sentence

Dotychczasowy kierownik działu postanowił odejść na emeryturę.
The previous manager of the department decided to retire.
Here, 'dotychczasowy' is used to describe the person who held the position of manager up until now.
Dotychczasowe wyniki projektu są bardzo obiecujące.
The results of the project so far are very promising.
In this sentence, 'dotychczasowe' refers to the results achieved up to the present time.
Dotychczasowy stan wiedzy na ten temat jest bardzo ograniczony.
The state of knowledge on this topic is very limited up until now.
The word 'dotychczasowy' here qualifies the existing level of knowledge as per its state until the current time.

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