hereby B1 Topic:Grammar & Function Words US /ˌhɪrˈbaɪ/ UK /ˌhɪəˈbaɪ/ See IPA manual Freq #7090 Meanings 1 adv by this statement, action, or means I hereby authorize the bank to release the requested records. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · by this statement, action,... by this meansherewith Word family Related forms hereintherebywhereby Etymology From Middle English herby, a compound of here and by. The adverb literally means "by this" and is now especially common in formal declarations and legal language. Topics Grammar & Function Words External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # hereby **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˌhɪrˈbaɪ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌhɪəˈbaɪ/ **Frequency rank:** 7090 ## Meanings 1. by this statement, action, or means ## Examples - I hereby authorize the bank to release the requested records. ## Synonyms - by this means - herewith ## Related Forms - herein - thereby - whereby ## Etymology From Middle English herby, a compound of here and by. The adverb literally means "by this" and is now especially common in formal declarations and legal language. ## Topics - Grammar & Function Words markdown