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English

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Etymology

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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).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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herein (not comparable)

  1. In this; within this content, context, or thing.
    • 1759, William Robertson, History of Scotland[1]:
      [] 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 []
    • 1851, Appleton's Mechanics' Magazine and Engineers' Journal[2], page 190:
      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.
    • 1992, Ralph W. Wilkerson, Advances in Logic Programming and Automated Reasoning[3], page 53:
      The equational theories developed herein are ordinary conditional equational theories.
    • 2010, Carl Battle, Legal Forms for Everyone[4], page 192:
      Were you a party to any suit terminated within the year immediately preceding the filing of the original petition herein?

Derived terms

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Translations

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See also

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

Anagrams

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Finnish

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Adjective

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herein

  1. superlative degree of hereä

Declension

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Inflection of herein (Kotus type 36*H/sisin, mp-mm gradation)
nominative herein hereimmät
genitive hereimmän hereimpien
hereinten
partitive hereintä hereimpiä
illative hereimpään hereimpiin
singular plural
nominative herein hereimmät
accusative nom. herein hereimmät
gen. hereimmän
genitive hereimmän hereimpien
hereinten
hereimpäin rare
partitive hereintä hereimpiä
inessive hereimmässä hereimmissä
elative hereimmästä hereimmistä
illative hereimpään hereimpiin
adessive hereimmällä hereimmillä
ablative hereimmältä hereimmiltä
allative hereimmälle hereimmille
essive hereimpänä hereimpinä
translative hereimmäksi hereimmiksi
abessive hereimmättä hereimmittä
instructive hereimmin
comitative hereimpine
Possessive forms of herein (Kotus type 36*H/sisin, mp-mm gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

Adjective

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herein

  1. instructive plural of hereä

German

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Etymology

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From her +‎ ein.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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herein

  1. in (in the direction of the speaker)
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Further reading

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  • herein” in Duden online
  • herein” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache