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hereby

  • /hɪəˈbʌɪ/ UK
  • /hɪɹˈbaɪ/ US

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From here + by.

adverb heereby · heere

  1. not comparable, obsolete 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 […].
  2. formal, not comparable By this means, action or process. I hereby declare you husband and wife.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: herewith, here, herein, now, present, following, therefore, thus, hereinafter, below, honour, thereby, consequently, accordingly, hence, thereupon

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adv formal phrase

Españolpor este, por este medio, por la presente
हिन्दीएतद्द्वारा etaddvārā
Portuguêscom isso, assim, por este meio
Françaispar la présente
Deutschhiermit, hierdurch, hierbei
Italianoper questo, dunque
Românăprin aceasta
Русскийсим sim, э́тим étim, настоя́щим nastojáščim

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"hereby." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hereby. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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hereby. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hereby

Chicago

"hereby." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hereby.

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@misc{hereby_2026,
  title = {hereby},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hereby},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}