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hereon

/hɪəɹˈɒn/US/hɪɹˈɑn/

hereon adverb: on this place.

Adverb

hereon (not comparable)

  1. On this place.
    • To the right of the brink of the precipice, and far over it, projects a narrow ledge. The test of legitimacy in the Ohonoo monarchs is to stand hereon, arms folded, and javelins darting by.1849, Herman Melville, Mardi: And a Voyage Thither. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC
  2. To this place.
  3. On this subject or basis.
    • [I] of my own free will and accord, do hereby, here at and hereon, solemnly swear that I will always heel, conceal and never improperly reveal any of the secrets or mysteries of, or belonging to [the Masons]., Brian Kerr, Lodge St Lawrence 144 Ritual, page 34
  4. Hereupon.

Origin of hereon

From Old English hēron, equivalent to here + on.

Words formed from hereon

  • hereon out

Phrases with hereon

Words that rhyme with hereon

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Questions about hereon

What does hereon mean?
Hereon means on this place.
What part of speech is hereon?
Hereon is an adverb.
How do you pronounce hereon?
Hereon is pronounced /hɪəɹˈɒn/ (UK).

Words near hereon in the dictionary

  1. Herendeens
  2. hereness
  3. hereniging
  4. Herent
  5. hereof
  6. hereon
  7. hereonto
  8. hereout
  9. hereover
  10. herepath
  11. Herero

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