hereby
[ heer-bahy, heer-bahy ]
/ hɪərˈbaɪ, ˈhɪərˌbaɪ /
adverb
by this, or the present, declaration, action, document, etc.; by means of this; as a result of this: I hereby resign as president of the class.
Obsolete. nearby.
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- hereabout,
- hereabouts,
- hereafter,
- hereat,
- hereaway,
- heredes,
- heredia,
- heredia, josé maría de,
- hereditable,
- hereditament
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hereby
/ (ˌhɪəˈbaɪ) /
adverb
(used in official statements, proclamations, etc) by means of or as a result of this
archaic nearby
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hereby
mid-13c., from here + by. Cf. Dutch hierbij, German hierbei.
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