thereby
UK/ðɛəˈbaɪ//ðɛɹˈbaɪ/
thereby adverb: by it; by that; by that means, or as a consequence of that.
Adverb
thereby (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.
- Thirdly, Whereas the Maintenance of an hundred thouſand Children, from two Years old, and upwards, cannot be computed at leſs than Ten Shillings a piece per Annum, the Nation's ſtock will be thereby encreaſed fifty thouſand pounds per Annum, beſides the profit of a new Diſh, introduced to the...1729, [Jonathan Swift], A Modest Proposal for Preventing the Children of Poor People from Being a Burthen to Their Parents, or the Country, and for Making Them Beneficial to the Publick, Dublin: […]...
thereby meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Telugu
thereby in Tamil
- thereby
- அதனால் ataṉāl
thereby in Urdu
- by that
- اس کے علاوہ is ke ilāva
thereby in Bengali
- তাহার ফলে, তত্পাশ্র্বে, ঐ পরিমাণের কাছাকাছি, ঐ উপায়ে, সাহায্যে
thereby in Telugu
- thereby, through that channel
- తద్వారా tadvārā
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- thereby in Malayalam
- അതിനാൽ, തന്നിമിത്തം, അതോടൊപ്പം
- thereby in Kannada
- ಹಾಗೆ ಮಾಡಿದುದರಿಂದ, ಆ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ, ಅದರ ಫಲವಾಗಿ, ಅದರಿಂದಾಗಿ
Examples of thereby in a sentence
- Smoking is a form of self-inflicted injury and is thereby prohibited by Jewish law.2000, David Golinkin, “Is Smoking Prohibited By Jewish Law”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 3, page 94:
- For it would surely improve the domestic standing of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, an unbudgeable hawk, and thereby indefinitely delay peace on that Middle Eastern front.2009 October 1, “Answering Iran’s Nuclear Challenge”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 17 Jun 2022:
Synonyms of thereby
Origin of thereby
From Middle English therby, from Old English ðǣrbig, equivalent to there + by. Compare the parallel formation of German dabei.
Words formed from thereby
Words that rhyme with thereby
Questions about thereby
- What does thereby mean?
- Thereby means by it; by that; by that means, or as a consequence of that.
- What is thereby in Tamil?
- Thereby in Tamil is அதனால் (ataṉāl). See Thereby meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use thereby in a sentence?
- Smoking is a form of self-inflicted injury and is thereby prohibited by Jewish law.
- What part of speech is thereby?
- Thereby is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce thereby?
- Thereby is pronounced /ðɛɹˈbaɪ/ (US).
Words near thereby in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: thereby (page history and authors); அதனால் (Tamil) (page history and authors); thereby (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); తద్వారా (Telugu) (page history and authors); thereby (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); thereby (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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