hereby

1. 1.

   (formal) by means of this

   “I hereby declare you man and wife”

   Synonymsherewith

   formality

Questions about hereby

What does hereby mean?

hereby means "(formal) by means of this".

How many syllables are in hereby?

hereby has 2 syllables: here-by. The stress falls on "by". In IPA it is /hɪɹˈbaɪ/.

What is another word for hereby?

Close synonyms include herewith. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hereby a common word?

hereby is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.