whereby
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whereby
- /wɛə(ɹ)ˈbaɪ/
Rhymes with -aɪ
Where it comes from
From where + by.
adverb
- By what, in which direction; how. Whereby goest thou?
- By which. Shylock: Nay, take my life and all; pardon not that: You take my house when you do take the prop That doth sustain my house; you take my life When you do take the means whereby I live.
- Where, wherein, in which. Because COBOL does not have a date type, some implementations rely instead on a system whereby all dates are coded to a reference point. The most commonly used is May 20, 1875, as this was the date of an international standards-setting conference held in Paris, known as the Convention du Mètre.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: where, when, why, who, wherein, wherethrough, however, wherewithal, whatever, whichaway, whow, what, thereby, everyhow, interrogatively, whitherwards
Translations
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adv by which
| Español | mediante el cual, por la cual, con los cuales, por medio de las cuales, según el cual |
|---|---|
| Português | pelo qual |
| Français | par quoi, par lequel |
| Deutsch | wodurch |
| Italiano | per cui |
| Русский | при помощи pri |
| العربية | الذي به, بذلك |
Talk about this word "whereby." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/whereby. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. whereby. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/whereby "whereby." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/whereby.Cite this
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