herewith

IPA/ˌhɪəˈwɪð/
KK[hˈɪrwˈɪθ]IPA/ˌhɪrˈwɪð/

herewith — adverb

1. along with the letter, email, or document you are reading right now — used in ve

1.副詞C2
釋義

along with the letter, email, or document you are reading right now — used in very formal business or legal writing to point at something sent in the same package.

例句

Please find herewith the signed contract for your records.

fixed phrase: please find herewith + noun phrase

The receipt for last month's rent is attached herewith for your reference.

passive: be attached herewith

同義詞
  • enclosed

    more common; works in any register

  • attached

    standard email register; preferred over 'herewith' today

  • hereto

    equally archaic; usually paired with 'attached'

文法句型

sent + herewith

enclosed + herewith

用法筆記

Almost exclusively confined to formal letters, legal filings, and corporate correspondence. Frequently appears in fixed phrases like 'please find herewith', 'attached herewith', and 'enclosed herewith'. In modern email, 'attached' or 'enclosed' alone is preferred.

常見錯誤

I am sending herewith you the report.
I am sending you the report herewith.
💡'herewith' modifies the verb and cannot split a verb from its indirect object.
Can you herewith the photos?
Please find the photos attached herewith.
💡'herewith' is an adverb, never a verb.

2. through the very statement or action being made now — used in legal, ceremonial,

2.副詞C2
釋義

through the very statement or action being made now — used in legal, ceremonial, or official declarations to mark that the words themselves perform the act.

例句

The committee herewith resolves to suspend all future meetings until further notice.

performative: subject + herewith + verb in declarations

Lan herewith declares that all statements in this affidavit are true and correct.

first-person declaration in legal documents

同義詞
  • hereby

    near-perfect substitute and far more common in modern legal writing

  • thereby

    describes a result; 'herewith' marks the immediate act itself

文法句型

subject + herewith + verb

用法筆記

Distinct from sense 1 (ENCLOSED): here the adverb does not point at a physical attachment but signals that the speech act itself does the deed. Common in resolutions, affidavits, decrees, and ceremonial writing. Synonymous with 'hereby' in this sense, and 'hereby' is the modern choice in nearly every context.

常見錯誤

I herewith call you yesterday.
I hereby called you yesterday.' (Neither is natural
💡but 'herewith' / 'hereby' only mark a present, immediate act.) — these adverbs cannot describe past or future events.
Herewith I think we should leave.
I therefore think we should leave.
💡'herewith' is not a casual sentence connector; it marks a formal performative act.