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thereby

/ðɛɹˈbaɪ/ US
/ðɛəˈbaɪ/ UK

Rhymes with -aɪ

Where it comes from

From Middle English therby, from Old English ðǣrbig, equivalent to there + by. Compare the parallel formation of German dabei.

adverb

formal, not comparable By it; by that; by that means, or as a consequence of that. I enrolled in Old English classes and thereby learned much about Germanic languages.
Similar: therefore, eo ipso

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: therefore, consequently, subsequently, then, hence, thus, this, that, accordingly, together, well, yes, order, way, and, mode

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adv by that

Español	así, de ese modo
日本語	それによって sore ni yotte, そのために sono tame ni
中文	從而 /从而 cóng'ér, 因此 yīncǐ, 以此 yǐcǐ
Português	com isso, assim, desta forma, dessa forma, por isso
Français	ainsi, de ce fait, par là
Deutsch	dadurch, damit, deswegen, darum, deshalb
Italiano	in tal modo, perciò, pertanto
Ελληνικά	ως εκ τούτου os ek toútou
Русский	таки́м о́бразом takím óbrazom, тем са́мым

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@misc{thereby_2026,
  title = {thereby},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/thereby},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}