hereby
Who acts: words, something, I, We, queen, certificate · What happens: mean, make, happen, use, declare, invite · To what, where: statement, something, It, official announcements, library, You · Speech: someone speaks here
«hereby» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: hereby in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Usage: formal, law — kept apart, not parsed.
Hereby means «by this statement, letter or document» — the words themselves make something happen.
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hereby | hereby | ADV | _ | 2 means | advmod |
| 2 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 6 statement | punct |
| 4 | by | by | ADP | _ | 6 statement | case |
| 5 | this | this | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 6 statement | det |
| 6 | statement | statement | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 means | obj |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 letter | punct |
| 8 | letter | letter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 statement | conj |
| 9 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 10 document | cc |
| 10 | document | document | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 letter | conj |
| 11 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 6 statement | punct |
| 12 | — | - | PUNCT | _ | 16 make | punct |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 words | det |
| 14 | words | word | NOUN | Number=Plur | 16 make | nsubj |
| 15 | themselves | themselves | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes | 14 words | nmod |
| 16 | make | make | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 means | conj |
| 17 | something | something | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 16 make | obj |
| 18 | happen | happen | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 16 make | xcomp |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | this statement and letter or document | hereby property | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent statement=Topic | ||||
| 2 | make | present | the words words | something | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | happen | infinitive | something not said here | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
Meaning 2
Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
It is used in official announcements, certificates and old-fashioned speeches.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 used | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 used | aux:pass |
| 3 | used | use | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 announcements | case |
| 5 | official | official | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 announcements | amod |
| 6 | announcements | announcement | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 used | obl |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 certificates | punct |
| 8 | certificates | certificate | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 announcements | conj |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 speeches | cc |
| 10 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 fashioned | amod |
| 11 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 10 old | punct |
| 12 | fashioned | fashioned | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 speeches | amod |
| 13 | speeches | speech | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 announcements | conj |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 used | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | use | present · passive | It | official announcements and certificates and fashioned speeches | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
Example 1
I hereby declare this library open!
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 3 declare | nsubj |
| 2 | hereby | hereby | ADV | _ | 3 declare | advmod |
| 3 | declare | declare | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | this | this | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 5 library | det |
| 5 | library | library | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 declare | obj |
| 6 | open | open | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 declare | xcomp |
| 7 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 3 declare | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | declare speech: other | present | I | this library | hereby, open property | vn declare-29.4-1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent library=Attribute |
Example 2
You are hereby invited to my birthday party.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | You | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 4 invited | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 invited | aux:pass |
| 3 | hereby | hereby | ADV | _ | 4 invited | advmod |
| 4 | invited | invite | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | ADP | _ | 8 party | case |
| 6 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 party | nmod:poss |
| 7 | birthday | birthday | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 party | compound |
| 8 | party | party | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 invited | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 invited | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | invite | present · passive | You | to my birthday party; hereby property | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Recipient |
Example 3
We hereby agree to share the toys fairly.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | We | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 3 agree | nsubj |
| 2 | hereby | hereby | ADV | _ | 3 agree | advmod |
| 3 | agree | agree | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 share | mark |
| 5 | share | share | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 agree | xcomp |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 toys | det |
| 7 | toys | toy | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 share | obj |
| 8 | fairly | fairly | ADV | _ | 5 share | advmod |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 agree | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | agree speech: agree | present | We | hereby property | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | ||||
| 2 | share not said to happen | to-infinitive | We not said here | the toys | fairly property | tree rules |
Example 4
«I hereby name this ship Explorer,» said the queen.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 4 name | punct |
| 2 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 4 name | nsubj |
| 3 | hereby | hereby | ADV | _ | 4 name | advmod |
| 4 | name | name | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 said | ccomp |
| 5 | this | this | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 6 ship | det |
| 6 | ship | ship | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 name | obj |
| 7 | Explorer | Explorer | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 ship | appos |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 name | punct |
| 9 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 10 said | punct |
| 10 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 queen | det |
| 12 | queen | queen | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 said | obj |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 10 said | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | name in a quote | present | the queen = queen | this ship | hereby property | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ship=Theme | |||
| 2 | say speech: assert | past | the queen | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
Example 5
The certificate says: «This hereby certifies that Sam can swim twenty-five metres.»
The tree, 13 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 certificate | det |
| 2 | certificate | certificate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 says | nsubj |
| 3 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 8 certifies | punct |
| 5 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 8 certifies | punct |
| 6 | This | this | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 8 certifies | nsubj |
| 7 | hereby | hereby | ADV | _ | 8 certifies | advmod |
| 8 | certifies | certify | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 says | ccomp |
| 9 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 12 swim | mark |
| 10 | Sam | Sam | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 swim | nsubj |
| 11 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 12 swim | aux |
| 12 | swim | swim | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 8 certifies | csubj |
| 13 | twenty | twenty | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 15 five | compound |
| 14 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 13 twenty | punct |
| 15 | five | five | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 16 metres | nummod |
| 16 | metres | metre | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 swim | obj |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 says | punct |
| 18 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 3 says | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | the certificate | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | certify in a quote | present | This | hereby property | vn patent-101 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 3 | swim in a quote | can | Sam | five metres | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme metre=Trajectory |
Example 6
I hereby promise to tidy my room every Saturday. (playful)
Sentence 1: I hereby promise to tidy my room every Saturday.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 3 promise | nsubj |
| 2 | hereby | hereby | ADV | _ | 3 promise | advmod |
| 3 | promise | promise | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 tidy | mark |
| 5 | tidy | tidy | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 promise | xcomp |
| 6 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 room | nmod:poss |
| 7 | room | room | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 tidy | obj |
| 8 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 9 Saturday | det |
| 9 | Saturday | Saturday | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 tidy | obl:unmarked |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 promise | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | promise speech: promise | present | I | hereby property | vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | ||||
| 2 | tidy not said to happen | to-infinitive | I not said here | my room | saturday | tree rules |
Sentence 2: (playful)
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 2 playful | punct |
| 2 | playful | playful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 3 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 2 playful | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 7
In the latter case, though not unconscious that there may be taller men among you, I hereby offer myself for that enviable duty.
The tree, 23 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In | in | ADP | _ | 4 case | case |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 case | det |
| 3 | latter | latter | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 case | amod |
| 4 | case | case | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 unconscious | punct |
| 6 | though | though | SCONJ | _ | 8 unconscious | mark |
| 7 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 8 unconscious | advmod |
| 8 | unconscious | unconscious | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 case | appos |
| 9 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 12 be | mark |
| 10 | there | there | PRON | PronType=Dem | 12 be | expl |
| 11 | may | may | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 12 be | aux |
| 12 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 8 unconscious | advcl |
| 13 | taller | tall | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 14 men | amod |
| 14 | men | man | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 be | nsubj |
| 15 | among | among | ADP | _ | 16 you | case |
| 16 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 12 be | obl |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 20 offer | punct |
| 18 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 20 offer | nsubj |
| 19 | hereby | hereby | ADV | _ | 20 offer | advmod |
| 20 | offer | offer | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 unconscious | parataxis |
| 21 | myself | myself | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes | 20 offer | obj |
| 22 | for | for | ADP | _ | 25 duty | case |
| 23 | that | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 25 duty | det |
| 24 | enviable | enviable | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 25 duty | amod |
| 25 | duty | duty | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 offer | obl |
| 26 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 case | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | offer | present | I | myself | for that enviable duty goal; hereby property | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent myself=Theme for duty=Goal |
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