hereinto

American

[heer-in-too, heer-in-too] / hɪərˈɪn tu, ˌhɪər ɪnˈtu /

adverb

into this place.
into this matter or affair.

hereinto British

/ ˌhɪərˈɪntuː /

adverb

formal into this place, circumstance, etc

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Etymology

Origin of hereinto

First recorded in 1585–95; here + into

Example Sentences

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Certes," saith the King, "Never saw I comelier than he that came in hither nor better like to be good knight, and I know of a truth that such he is, for otherwise never might he have entered hereinto.

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