Herein Meaning
/hɪɹˈɪn/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
advIn this; within this content, context, or thing.
Sentence Examples
The terms and conditions are outlined herein.
The answers to the questions are provided herein.
The terms and conditions herein apply to all users.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The rules stated ____ must be followed by all employees.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The terms and conditions detailed ____ govern the use of our website and all of its services.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English here-inne, her-in, her-inne, hier-ine, from Old English hērinne, from Proto-West Germanic *hērinna, from Proto-Germanic *hē₂rinna, equivalent to here + in. Cognate with West Frisian hjiryn (“herein”), Dutch hierin (“herein”), German hierin (“herein”), Danish heri (“herein”), Swedish häri (“herein”), Icelandic hér í (“herein”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"[…] that if he be not fully satisfied herein, or doubt that the rest of the associates shall not like of the delivery of them to her Majesty in this good manner […]"
— 1759, William Robertson, History of Scotland:
"I also claim making the touguing hand-plane in such a manner as to enable the workman to make therewith tongues of various thicknesses, substantially, in the manner herein set forth, whereby I prevent the necessity of providing different tools to tongue planks of different thicknesses."
— 1851, Appleton's Mechanics' Magazine and Engineers' Journal, page 190:
"The equational theories developed herein are ordinary conditional equational theories."
— 1992, Ralph W. Wilkerson, Advances in Logic Programming and Automated Reasoning, page 53:
"Were you a party to any suit terminated within the year immediately preceding the filing of the original petition herein?"
— 2010, Carl Battle, Legal Forms for Everyone, page 192:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The rules stated ____ must be followed by all employees.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The terms and conditions detailed ____ govern the use of our website and all of its services.