hierdurch

hereby; through this; by this means

adverb HEER-dooerkh Rare

Usage Note

Hierdurch is a formal anaphoric adverb referring to a previously mentioned action or process. It is especially common in legal and official texts: hierdurch wird bestätigt, dass… = 'this hereby confirms that…'

Examples

"Hierdurch wird die Kündigung offiziell wirksam."

Natural Translation

Hereby the termination becomes officially effective.

Literal Translation

Hereby becomes the termination officially effective.

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