thereby
/ðɛɹˈbaɪ/
adverb
By it; by that; by that means, or as a consequence of that.
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Adverb 1 meaning
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.”
Where it comes from
Etymology
From Middle English therby, from Old English ðǣrbig, equivalent to there + by. Compare the parallel formation of German dabei.
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THEREBY at a glance
THEREBY has 7 letters and scores 15 points in Scrabble (T 1 + H 4 + E 1 + R 1 + E 1 + B 3 + Y 4) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,736 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with thereby
All rhymes- WHEREBY18
- HEREBY14
- DWEEBY15
- FOREBY14
- GLEBY11
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- WHEREBY18
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