hereby
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5.7
- adverb
- /ˈhɪrˌbaɪ/
- Formal
:
por la presente
- By the power vested in me by King Frederick... I hereby grant clemency to all prisoners.
- hereby declare
- hereby acknowledge
- hereby state
Now, Miss Stinky fish tits, you are hereby sentenced to life in prison.
- Now, Miss Stinky fish tits, you are hereby sentenced to life in prison.
- His Noble Highness Burger King hereby banishes from the realm all reusable trays.
- I remember there was one that said he was mad at China and he said, I, I hereby he's the king.
- OK, I hereby adopt you to talk to my mom.
Examples
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The Office of Speaker of the House of the United States House of Representatives is hereby declared vacant.
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The following recommendations are hereby made to redress the present dilemma of primary school attendance in Nigeria.
Academic text (2006) -
"Task force two is hereby ordered to cross into the neutral zone immediately."
Fiction book (1991) -
The defendants are hereby sentenced by this court to time already served and are ordered ...
Fiction book (1992) -
I hereby declare your farm exempt from taxes forever.
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"The trial of this case is hereby set for Monday, February 8," His Honor declares.
Fiction book (1995) -
I'm hereby sentencing you to community service.
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We, the undersigned, senior members of the world's scientific community, hereby warn all humanity of what lies ahead.
Academic text (2000) -
The aboriginal and treaty rights of the aboriginal peoples of Canada are hereby recognized and affirmed.
Academic text (1992) -
The committee hereby approves the new regulations to improve public safety.
Synonyms
2
8.1
To include something with this letter or document
How Direct
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Hereby comes from putting here ('this') and by ('by' or 'through') together, so it originally meant 'by this'. When you say 'I hereby agree' you are saying 'as a result of this statement, I agree'.