herewith

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English herwith or her-with, from late Old English herwiþ. By surface analysis, here +‎ with.

Adverb

herewith (not comparable)

  1. with this; especially, with this letter or communication
    • 1590, Edmund Spenser, “(please specify the book)”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
      So like, that all the walles did seeme to flame.
      Yet cruell Cupid, not herewith content,
      Forst him estsoones to follow other game,
      And loue a Shephards daughter for his dearest Dame.
    • 1852 March – 1853 September, Charles Dickens, Bleak House, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1853, →OCLC:
      " […] I am not much accustomed to correspondence myself, and I am particular respecting this present letter because I want it to be both straightforward and delicate."
      Herewith he hands a letter, closely written in somewhat pale ink but in a neat round hand, to the ironmaster, who reads as follows: […]
    • Part 1 published in 1605, Part 2 in 1615, translated in 2003, Miguel de Cervantes and translated by Edith Grossman, Don Quixote, pages 201-202:
      These aforementioned three donkeys I hereby order immediately transferred as payment for others herewith received, which shall comprise, by this compensatory writ, full and complete payment thereof.
  2. by this means
  3. in this way, hereby
    • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Malachi 3:10:
      Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.

Translations

See also

Here-, there-, and where- words
Pronominal adverbs
hence here hither how that thence there this thither what when whence where whither why
about — hereabout — — — — thereabout — — — whenabout — whereabout — —
abouts — hereabouts — — — — thereabouts — — — whenabouts — whereabouts — —
above — hereabove — — — — thereabove — — — — — whereabove — —
across — — — — — — thereacross — — — — — — — —
after henceafter hereafter — — — thenceafter thereafter — — — — whenceafter whereafter — —
afters — hereafters — — — — thereafters — — — — — whereafters — —
again — — — — — — thereagain — — — — — — — —
against — hereagainst — — — — thereagainst — — — — — whereagainst — —
along — — — — — — therealong — — — — — wherealong — —
among — hereamong — — — — thereamong — — — — — whereamong — —
amongst — — — — — — thereamongst — — — — — whereamongst — —
anent1 — hereanent — — — — thereanent — — — — — whereanent — —
around — — — — — — therearound — — — — — wherearound — —
as — — — — — — — — — — whenas — whereas — —
at — hereat — — — — thereat — — — — — whereat — —
away — hereaway — — thataway — thereaway thisaway — — — — whereaway — —
beit — — — howbeit — — — — — — — — — — —
before — herebefore — — — — therebefore — — — — — wherebefore — —
beside — — — — — — therebeside — — — — — wherebeside — —
between — — — — — — therebetween — — — — — wherebetween — —
beyond — — — — — — therebeyond — — — — — wherebeyond — —
by — hereby — — — — thereby — — — — — whereby — —
ever — — — however — — therever — — whatever whenever whencever wherever whitherever whyever
for — herefor — — — — therefor — — — — — wherefor — whyfor
fore — herefore — — — — therefore — — — — — wherefore — —
forth henceforth hereforth — — — thenceforth thereforth — — — — whenceforth whereforth — —
forward henceforward hereforward — — — thenceforward — — — — — whenceforward — — —
forwards henceforwards hereforwards — — — thenceforwards — — — — — — — — —
from hencefrom herefrom — — — thencefrom therefrom — — — — whencefrom wherefrom — —
hence — herehence — — — — therehence — — — — — wherehence — —
inabove — hereinabove — — — — thereinabove — — — — — whereinabove — —
inafter — hereinafter — — — — thereinafter — — — — — whereinafter — —
inbefore — hereinbefore — — — — thereinbefore — — — — — whereinbefore — —
inbelow — hereinbelow — — — — thereinbelow — — — — — whereinbelow — —
inelsewhere — hereinelsewhere — — — — — — — — — — — — —
insoever — hereinsoever — — — — — — thitherinsoever — — — whereinsoever whitherinsoever —
into — hereinto — — — — thereinto — — — — — whereinto — —
inunder — hereinunder — — — — thereinunder — — — — — whereinunder — —
mid2 — heremid — — — — theremid — — — — — wheremid — —
of — hereof — — — — thereof — — — — — whereof — —
on — hereon — — — — thereon — — — — — whereon — —
out — hereout — — — thenceout thereout — — — — — whereout — —
over — hereover — — — — thereover — — — — — whereover — —
so — — — howso — — — — — whatso whenso — whereso whitherso whyso
soever — — — howsoever — — theresoever — — whatsoever whensoever — wheresoever — whysoever
somedever3 — — — howsomedever — — — — — whatsomedever — — — — —
somever3 — — — howsomever — — — — — whatsomever whensomever — wheresomever — —
through — herethrough — — — — therethrough — — — — — wherethrough — —
throughout — herethroughout — — — — therethroughout — — — — — wherethroughout — —
to — hereto hitherto — — — thereto — thitherto — — — whereto whitherto —
tofore — heretofore — — — — theretofore — — — — — wheretofore whithertofore —
unto — hereunto hitherunto — — — thereunto — — — — — whereunto — —
up — — — — — — thereup — — — — — whereup — —
upon — hereupon — — — — thereupon — — — — — whereupon — —
ward — — hitherward — — — — — thitherward — — whenceward — whitherward —
wards — — hitherwards — — — — — thitherwards — — whencewards — whitherwards —
-wise — — — — thatwise — — thiswise — whatwise — — — — —
with — herewith — — — — therewith — — — — — wherewith — —
withal — herewithal — — — — therewithal — — — — — wherewithal — —
within — herewithin — — — — therewithin — — — — — wherewithin — —
without — herewithout — — — — therewithout — — — — — wherewithout — —

1 Scottish
2 from Middle English mid
3 old dialectal form

References

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