herein

here·in
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US/hɪɹˈɪn/UK/hɪəˈɹɪn/

adverb

In this; within this content, context, or thing.

OriginMiddle English here-inne ← Old English hērinne ← Proto-West Germanic *hērinna →
CommonScrabble 9
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Meanings

adverbherein (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn this; within this content, context, or thing.

    The equational theories developed herein are ordinary conditional equational theories.

    1992, Ralph W. Wilkerson, Advances in Logic Programming and Automated Reasoning, page 53
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    […] 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

    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

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*hē₂rinna
  2. Proto-West Germanic*hērinna
  3. Old Englishhērinne
  4. Middle Englishhere-inne
  5. Englishherein

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”).

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Translations

Bulgarian тук
  • тук (tuk)within this content or context
Dutch hierin, hierbij
  • hierinwithin this content or context
  • hierbijwithin this content or context
Finnish tässä, tässä kohdin
  • tässäwithin this content or context
  • tässä kohdinwithin this content or context
French ci-dedans
  • ci-dedanswithin this content or context
Hindi एतस्मिन्
  • एतस्मिन् (etasmin)within this content or context
Hungarian benne, ebben
  • bennewithin this content or context
  • ebbenwithin this content or context
Portuguese aqui
  • aquiwithin this content or context
Russian таким образом
  • таким образом (takim obrazom)within this content or context
Spanish aquí
  • aquíwithin this content or context
Swedish häri
  • häriwithin this content or context
Ukrainian тут, в цьо́му
  • тут (tut)within this content or context
  • в цьо́му (v cʹómu)within this content or context

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with herein

inbeenwithinmeninnwinbinskinminbeginpinbentwinsinberlinthinspintinLynnvaccinefinviolindinBenin
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Anagrams

Henrieinhere
Cite this entry
APA

herein. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/herein

MLA

“herein.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/herein. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “herein,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/herein.

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