herebyadv.
/ˌhɪəˈbʌɪ/, /ˈhɪəbʌɪ/, /hɪəˈbʌɪ/, U.S. /ˈhɪ(ə)rˈˌbaɪ/ a. (hereˈby) By or near this place; in this neighbourhood; close by. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > distance > nearness > [adverb] > in the vicinity > of this place
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a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 3572 Quat Iosue to moysi, ‘Ic wene he figten dun her-bi’.
c1440 York Myst. xv. 13 Or he be borne in burgh hereby.
c1515 Ld. Berners tr. Bk. Duke Huon of Burdeux (1882–7) lxiii. 218 Sende fyrst to an abbay that is here by.
1598 W. Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost iv. i. 9 Heereby vpon the edge of yonder Coppice. View more context for this quotation
1631 J. Weever Anc. Funerall Monuments 588 Hereby was a religious House for preaching Friers.
1655 J. Jennings tr. J.-P. Camus Elise 30 A Tenants daughter of mine, a Gentleman here by.
ΘΚΠ
the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement over, across, through, or past > [adverb] > past
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herebyc1400
besidec1450
besides1619
past1790
pass1971
c1400 Rom. Rose 6300 I wole nomore of this thing seyne, If I may passen me herby.
c1485 Digby Myst. (1882) iv. 277 The pepill that passis here-by.
ΘΚΠ
the world > relative properties > relationship > [adverb] > in relation or with reference to or concerning > concerning this or that
hereofc1050
herec1175
hereonc1175
heretoc1175
hereuponc1175
thereofa1200
hereanenta1225
hereabout?c1225
herein?c1225
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theretilla1300
thereabouta1375
thereto1377
hereforc1380
thereanenta1400
thereata1400
thereuntoa1400
thereanentsc1400
thereonc1400
thereupon1414
thereoffena1450
thereatour1457
herintil1489
hereunto1509
thereover1535
hithera1538
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thereabouts1592
hitherunto1635
hitherto1637
c1230 Hali Meid. 23 Loke þenne her bi hwa se of hire meidenhad lihteð in to wedlac.
a1250 Owl & Nightingale 127 Her-bi men seggeþ a bispel.
3. By, through, or from this fact or circumstance; as a result of this; by this means.
ΘΚΠ
the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > circumstance or circumstances > [adverb] > by, through, or from this circumstance
herebyc1320
the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [adverb] > by this or that means
there-midc888
therebyc897
herethroughc1175
therethroughc1175
therewith1297
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herewithalc1384
therewithal1490
herewith1560
c1320 tr. J. Bonaventura Medit. 67 Here by þou mayst lere Þat of o dysshe þey etyn yn fere.
c1400 Mandeville's Trav. (Roxb.) x. 39 Hereby schuld it seme þat haly writte ware noȝt trewe.
1526 Bible (Tyndale) 1 John ii. 3 And herby we knowe that we have knowen him.
1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III i. iv. 90 I will not reason what is meant hereby . View more context for this quotation
1665 R. Hooke Micrographia Table sig. Kk4 A multitude of Phænomena explicable hereby.
1756 C. Lucas Ess. Waters iii. 105 Hereby, we detect the errors of those who evaporate..waters.
1843 A. Bethune Sc. Peasant's Fire-side 11 I hereby promise to mend the whole in the most scientific manner.
1875 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) I. 157 Hereby you may know that I am right.
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