hereat
Definition
- Adverb (archaic):
- At this point: "hereat" means at or upon this place, time, or circumstance.
- Because of this: It can also indicate as a result of or in consequence of this thing.
Usage Examples
- (At this precise moment, he stopped.)
- (Because of this event, the king made a proclamation.)
Advanced Usage
- "hereat" is almost exclusively found in formal, legal, or literary texts from the 16th to 19th centuries. It is rarely used in modern English outside of historical or stylistic contexts.
- Example in legal text: (The parties, at this point in the document, agree to the terms.)
Variants and Related Words
- Hereby (adv): by this means or as a result of this.
- I hereby declare the meeting closed. (I declare this using this statement.)
- Herein (adv): in this document, place, or matter.
- The details are provided herein. (The details are given within this document.)
- Herewith (adv): with this letter or document.
- Please find the report herewith. (The report is enclosed with this letter.)
Synonyms
- At this: at this point or moment.
- Thereupon: immediately after that; as a result of that.
- Whereupon: after which; at which point.
Related Idioms
- Here and there: in various places; occasionally.
- We saw flowers here and there along the path. (Flowers were scattered in various spots.)
- Neither here nor there: irrelevant or unimportant.
- His opinion is neither here nor there. (His opinion is not relevant to the issue.)