hereby

adverb

here·​by hir-ˈbī 

ˈhir-ˌbī

: by this means

Examples of hereby in a Sentence

I hereby declare the Olympic Games officially open.

The sum will hereby be charged to your account.

The parties to the lawsuit hereby agree to settle the matter out of court.

Recent Examples on the Web

Sorry again, and the caveat is hereby issued that inevitably some team will emerge, perhaps even to challenge or leapfrog Texas and Georgia. —Seth Emerson, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025

By entering a Submission, Participant hereby grants permission for the Submission to be shared on any websites owned or controlled by Promoter, any social media channels of Promoter (including but not limited to, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram) or other websites. —TIME.com, 24 Mar. 2025

Butler Bay Since names on maps are being changed on a whim, I, Stan Son, hereby decree that San Francisco Bay will now be known as Butler Bay. —Stan Son, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hereby

• abscissae
• alibi
• alkali
• alumni
• amoebae
• amplify
• annuli
• beautify
• brachii
• butterfly
• calculi
• certify

Kids Definition

hereby

adverb

here·​by hi(ə)r-ˈbī 

ˈhi(ə)r-ˌbī

: by means of this