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thereby

the·reby

UK/ðɛəˈbaɪ/ US/ðɛɹˈbaɪ/ uncommon formal

adverb

1.

by that means or because of that

  • “He knocked over the red wine, thereby ruining the table cloth”

Origin

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

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