Hereof

//hɪəˈɹɒv// adv

adv ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    Of this; concerning this. not-comparable

    "And whether they were a bedde or at other maner of disportes me lyst not herof make no mencyon for loue that tyme was not as is now adayes. "And whether they were abed or at other manner of disports, me list not hereof make no mention, for love that time was not as is now-a-days.""

  2. 2
    From or as a result of this. not-comparable
Adverb
  1. 1
    of or concerning this wordnet

Example

More examples

"The writer hereof has caught many a trout and perch off the banks opposite to the island, and has passed many a contemplative hour on the events of former ages, which have rendered the spot particularly interesting."

Etymology

From Middle English hereof, herof, heroffe, her-of, her of, from Old English hērof. Compare Swedish härav. By surface analysis, here + of.

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