hereby
Americanadverb
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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.
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Obsolete. nearby.
adverb
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(used in official statements, proclamations, etc) by means of or as a result of this
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archaic nearby
Etymology
Origin of hereby
Explanation
Use the adverb hereby to mean "as a result of what I'm saying right now." For example, your bus driver might announce, "All cellphones on the bus must hereby be turned off and put away." The word hereby is especially useful for people who are issuing proclamations or reading from formal documents. A king might once have declared, "These lands are all hereby claimed in the name of me, the king!" And when you're on a long family car trip your dad might shout, "I hereby announce that I am in charge of the radio!" Hereby has been used in English since the thirteenth century.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
“I hereby find that conditions exist which may pose a direct threat to the national defense or its preparedness programs.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
In the filing, federal lawyers said they “do not oppose lifting of the partial administrative stay and hereby respectfully withdraw their motion for a stay pending appeal.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2025
In a brief court filing late Thursday, lawyers for the administration wrote that "Defendants hereby appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit."
From Barron's ● Dec. 19, 2025
"All actions flowing from Ms Halligan's defective appointment, including securing and signing Mr Comey's indictment, were unlawful exercises of executive power and are hereby set aside," Currie ruled.
From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2025
We the Coalition hereby grant the PCC express permission to fully implement their PC Initiative #1 as presented in full and attached below.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
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