Definitions for THEREBY
ˌðɛərˈbaɪ, ˈðɛərˌbaɪthere·by

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. therebyadverb

   by that means or because of that

   "He knocked over the red wine, thereby ruining the table cloth"

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1. therebyadverb

   By that.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Therebyadverb

   By that; by means of that; in consequence of that.

   Etymology: there and by.

   Some parts of our liturgy consist in the reading of the word of God, and the proclaiming of his law, that the people may thereby learn what their duties are towards him. Richard Hooker.

   Therewith at last he forc’d him to untie
   One of his grasping feet, him to defend thereby. Fa. Qu.

   Being come to the height, they were thereby brought to an absolute necessity. John Davies, on Ireland.

   Dare to be true; nothing can need a lie,
   A fault, which needs it most, grows two thereby. George Herbert.

   If the paper be placed beyond the focus, and then the red colour at the lens be alternately intercepted and let pass, the violet on the paper will not suffer any change thereby. Newton.

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1. thereby

   "Thereby" is an adverb used to indicate the result or consequence of an action or event. It suggests that something happens as a result of something else, i.e., in direct consequence or by that means.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Therebyadverb

   by that; by that means; in consequence of that

2. Therebyadverb

   annexed to that

3. Therebyadverb

   thereabout; -- said of place, number, etc

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'THEREBY' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3559

2. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'THEREBY' in Adverbs Frequency: #258

How to pronounce THEREBY?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say THEREBY in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of THEREBY in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of THEREBY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of THEREBY in a Sentence

1. Karl Kopp:

   According to Deidre Berger, some of these young men are sent to shelters in small towns, which only accentuates their sense of isolation. Some flee to Germany’s big cities, thereby avoiding any official scrutiny. Most of these boys experienced horrible human rights violations in the Middle East and during their escape to Europe.

2. Peter Navarro:

   My job at The White House now is to help marry the full force of the federal government with the full power of private enterprise to mobilize our industrial base and thereby quickly get what we need, most urgently Personal Protective Equipment such as masks and gloves and testing kit element like swabs, it's been enormously helpful that the President signed the DPA last week. We've seen a noticeable uptick in the intensity of that mobilization, and my office is using the DPA every day as quiet leverage to turbocharge the great outpouring of volunteer efforts from the business community.

3. Albert Camus:

   Every insubordinate person, when he rises up against oppression, reaffirms thereby the solidarity of all men.

4. Elena Tovar:

   The major hypothesis that can be taken away from this study is interesting but not so mind-blowing - eating more frequently throughout the day leads to a greater intake of healthier, lower calorically-dense foods, which in turn leads to a lower overall caloric intake and BMI, this just makes sense - eating more often staves off hunger so that we don’t end up eating whatever we can get our hands on later on, thereby making it more likely that the foods we eat are healthier.

5. James Terry:

   These strikes are intended to destroy ISIL strongholds with precision, thereby saving innocent Iraqi lives while minimizing collateral damage to infrastructure.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=THEREBY
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Thereby
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=THEREBY
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/THEREBY