hereby B1 Topic:Describing Qualities 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 Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # 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 - Describing Qualities markdown