thereby

[ thair-bahy, thair-bahy ]
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adverb
  1. by that; by means of that.

  2. in that connection or relation: Thereby hangs a tale.

  1. by or near that place.

  2. Scot. about that number, quantity, or degree.

Origin of thereby

1
before 900; Middle English therby,Old English thǣrbī.See there, by

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How to use thereby in a sentence

  • It did not in any way affect prices or wages, which were rendered neither greater nor less thereby.

  • With time this land had mounted to great values and the holders had been made well-to-do thereby.

    The Homesteader | Oscar Micheaux
  • In the Method about to be given, the intellect is agreeably occupied, and thereby a Habit of Attention is promoted.

    Assimilative Memory | Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
  • In a paroxysm of rage and fear, he gave the final order, and the Well of Cawnpore thereby attained its ghastly immortality.

    The Red Year | Louis Tracy
  • It compels the Intellect to stay with the senses and thereby it abolishes mind-wandering.

    Assimilative Memory | Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)

British Dictionary definitions for thereby

thereby

/ (ˌðɛəˈbaɪ, ˈðɛəˌbaɪ) /


adverb
  1. by that means; because of that

  2. archaic by or near that place; thereabouts

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