hereby

[ heer-bahy, heer-bahy ]

/ hɪərˈbaɪ, ˈhɪərˌbaɪ /

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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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Origin of hereby

1200–50; Middle English. See here, by

Words nearby hereby

hereafter, here and now, here and there, hereat, hereaway, hereby, heredes, Heredia, hereditable, hereditament, hereditarian

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How to use hereby in a sentence

All interested parties are hereby invited to dance on his grave.
Superman Is Jewish: The Hebrew Roots of America's Greatest Superhero|Rich Goldstein|August 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Unless I disagree with you, then I hereby disinvite you from all that fullest-life-living-unknown-embracing-growing stuff.
Class of 2014, Prepare to Be Powerless|Kevin Bleyer|May 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I hereby call on all Republicans involved in any voter suppression efforts to cease and desist immediately.
Four Things Reince Priebus Could Say That Would Matter|Michael Tomasky|March 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Entrant hereby waives any and all moral rights that exist in the Video Entry and any derivative works made therefrom.
OFFICIAL RULES OF THE IMAX® Award Contest—Deadline Extended||October 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Entrant hereby represents and warrants that Entrant has read these Official Rules and is fully familiar with its contents.
OFFICIAL RULES OF THE IMAX® Award Contest—Deadline Extended||October 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
A Republic is hereby proclaimed , as being the natural estate of a nation when other authority has ceased.
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Complete|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
The letters will be found on the left, and the diary on the right, of the double columns hereby submitted.
The Circular Study|Anna Katharine Green
I hereby declare that yacht whilst sailing in the Race this day has strictly observed the sailing Rules and Regulations.
Yachting Vol. 2|Various.
I am also aware that I may hereby cast a suspicion of the spirit of a wild projector, over the subject of this memoir.
Papers from Overlook-House|Casper Almore
The transcriber created the cover image, and hereby releases it to the public domain.
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2.|Julius Stieglitz

British Dictionary definitions for hereby

hereby

/ (ˌhɪəˈbaɪ) /

adverb

(used in official statements, proclamations, etc) by means of or as a result of this

archaic nearby

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