hereunto

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌhɪrʌnˈtuː/ UK /ˌhɪərʌnˈtuː/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adv
to this; unto this point or matter (archaic, formal)

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal.

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Synonyms

1 adv · to this; unto this point or... hereto hereinhereunder

Opposites

herefrom

Word family

Related forms here hereto unto thereunto

Etymology

An archaic, formal compound from here (Old English hēr) + unto (a Middle English blend of un- and to), meaning 'to this'.

hēr Old English unto Middle English

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Describing Qualities Register & Style

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# hereunto

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** /ˌhɪrʌnˈtuː/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌhɪərʌnˈtuː/

## Meanings
1. to this; unto this point or matter (archaic, formal)

## Examples
- In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal.

## Synonyms
- hereto
- herein
- hereunder

## Antonyms
- herefrom

## Related Forms
- here
- hereto
- unto
- thereunto

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: hēr
- Root: unto

## Etymology
An archaic, formal compound from here (Old English hēr) + unto (a Middle English blend of un- and to), meaning 'to this'.

## AI Etymology
hereunto has the recorded history: An archaic, formal compound from here (Old English hēr) + unto (a Middle English blend of un- and to), meaning 'to this'. Morphologically, the word is best read through the components named in the history, with the modern spelling preserving a compound structure rather than a single unanalyzable stem. In present English, the adverb sense is "to this; unto this point or matter (archaic, formal)", so the historical development ends in a clearly identifiable modern dictionary use. The same base also appears in related forms such as here, hereto, unto, and thereunto. Its semantic neighborhood includes hereto, herein, and hereunder, which helps locate the modern sense without adding a separate etymological claim. The named historical forms include Old English hēr and Middle English unto.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Register & Style

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