hereby

UK /hɪəˈbʌɪ/ US /hɪɹˈbaɪ/

adv 2

Definitions

adv

Near this place; nearby.

There is a mighty man, which wonnes hereby, / That with most fell despight and deadly hate / Seekes to subvert her Crowne and dignity […].

By this means, action or process.

I hereby declare you husband and wife.

Collocations

ADJ.

done, good, most, required, tender, unlawful

I hereby tender my resignation from the company effective immediately.

VERB + HEREBY

court, murder, swear, wonnes, work

I hereby swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.

HEREBY + NOUN

hereon, husband, pledge, resignation, spirit, subscription, surrender

I hereby submit my resignation from the company effective immediately.

PREP.

on, with

I hereby declare this meeting officially closed with immediate effect.

ADV.

officially

I hereby officially declare this meeting closed and adjourned until next week.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adverb — (formal) by means of this

herewith

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

There is a mighty man, which wonnes hereby, / That with most fell despight and deadly hate / Seekes to subvert her Crowne and dignity […].

Wiktionary

I hereby declare you husband and wife.

Wiktionary

I hereby declare the opening of the Olympic Games.

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I hereby beg to acknowledge your letter.

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We, ACME Ltd., hereby announce that we will resist with all our strength this hostile takeover.

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For the crime of first degree murder, this court hereby sentences you to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, hereby is marked as obsolete, formal. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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