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whereby

[ wair-bahy, hwair- ]

conjunction

  1. by what or by which; under the terms of which.
  2. Obsolete. by what? how?


whereby

/ ɛəˈɪ /

pronoun

  1. by or because of which

    the means whereby he took his life

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. archaic.
    how? by what means?

    whereby does he recognize me?

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of whereby1

First recorded in 1150–1200, whereby is from the Middle English word wherby. See where, by
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Example Sentences

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Internationally, Trump is embracing a type of militant nationalism whereby the United States is abandoning long-standing alliances and the rules-based international order.

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The facts don’t matter as much as the meaning of whether or not you can see that Saint Francis identified with the kindness and the suffering enough whereby somebody would tell the story about him, emulating the sorrow and the pain of Jesus.

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It is understood that the easiest legal avenue would be to come to a deal with Jingye, whereby they agree to carry on running the plant, as long as the government pays for the raw materials.

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The response is unfortunate but makes sense given the incentive structure, whereby research dollars and high-impact manuscripts drive professional progress.

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Instead, populism has become a movement driven by the extreme right, whereby social division and scapegoating are camouflaged as something else.

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