hereby

adverb

here·​by hir-ˈbī How to pronounce hereby (audio)
ˈhir-ˌbī
: by this means

Examples of hereby in a Sentence

I hereby declare the Olympic Games officially open. The sum will hereby be charged to your account. The parties to the lawsuit hereby agree to settle the matter out of court.
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It is hereby concluded that answering a question (perhaps on a podcast called The Viall Files) is not bullying, but going out of your way to say something mean is. Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 1 July 2025 By submitting an Entry, entrant hereby grants permission for the Entry to be posted on Sponsor websites and/or social media pages. Kelli Bender, People.com, 30 June 2025 Please be hereby advised that large scale Federal Funding will be held back, maybe permanently, if the Executive Order on this subject matter is not adhered to. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2025 Sorry again, and the caveat is hereby issued that inevitably some team will emerge, perhaps even to challenge or leapfrog Texas and Georgia. Seth Emerson, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hereby

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hereby was in the 13th century

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“Hereby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hereby. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

hereby

adverb
here·​by hi(ə)r-ˈbī How to pronounce hereby (audio)
ˈhi(ə)r-ˌbī
: by means of this

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