herein

English Online Dictionary. What means herein‎? What does herein mean?

English

Etymology

From Middle English here-inne, her-in, her-inne, hier-ine, from Old English hērinne, from Proto-West Germanic *hērinna, from Proto-Germanic *hē₂rinna, equivalent to here +‎ in. Cognate with West Frisian hjiryn (“herein”), Dutch hierin (“herein”), German hierin (“herein”), Danish heri (“herein”), Swedish häri (“herein”), Icelandic hér í (“herein”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /hɪɹˈɪn/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /hɪəˈɹɪn/
• Rhymes: -ɪn
• Hyphenation: here‧in

Adverb

herein (not comparable)

1. In this; within this content, context, or thing.

Related terms

• hereinafter
• hereinbefore
• therein

Translations

See also

• Category:English pronominal adverbs

See also

Anagrams

• Henrie, inhere, rheine

Finnish

Adjective

herein

1. superlative degree of hereä

Declension

Adjective

herein

1. instructive plural of hereä

German

Etymology

From her +‎ ein.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hɛˈʁaɪ̯n]
• Rhymes: -aɪ̯n

Adverb

herein

1. in (in the direction of the speaker)

Related terms

• heraus, raus
• hinein
• rein
• hinaus

Further reading

• “herein” in Duden online
• “herein” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache