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Definition of hereof

hereof

/hɪərˈʌv/
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• adverb

1

Of this; of the thing or document just mentioned (used chiefly in formal or legal contexts).

Example

"All appendices attached to the contract shall be considered an integral part hereof."

2

From this time forward; hence (archaic).

Example

"The magistrate proclaimed that hereof no citizen should bear arms within the city walls."

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Word Nuance & Usage

Primarily restricted to formal legal and commercial documents, where it serves as a concise pronominal adverb meaning "of this document" (as in "Section 4 hereof"); in everyday writing, it sounds overly stiff and archaic.

• Rhymes for hereof

• Nearby Words

hereford
herein
hereinafter
hereof
heresy
heretic
heretical

Word Origin & Etymology

From Old English herof, a compound of her ("here") and of ("of, from"), following the 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 Hereof. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/hereof
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