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Definition of hereby

hereby

/ˌhɪrˈbaɪ/
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• adverb

1

As a result of this document, statement, or utterance; by means of this formal act.

Example

"The committee hereby approves the proposed amendments to the corporate bylaws."

Synonyms
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Word Nuance & Usage

"Hereby" is almost exclusively used with performative verbs in the first-person present tense (such as "I hereby declare" or "we hereby agree") to indicate that the very act of speaking or writing the statement brings the action into legal or official effect.

• Rhymes for hereby

• Nearby Words

hereabout
hereabouts
hereafter
hereby
hereditary
heredity
hereford

Word Origin & Etymology

From Middle English herby, formed as a compound of here and by, following an older Germanic pattern of combining locative adverbs with prepositions.

Usage Trend

Historical frequency of usage in published text.

180019102020
Data source: Google Books Ngram Viewer

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Hereby. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/hereby
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