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whereby

/wɛɹˈbaɪ/

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What does whereby mean?

adverb

  1. By which.
  2. Where, wherein, in which.
More meanings (1)

adverb

  1. (obsolete) By what, in which direction; how.

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IPA pronunciation

/wɛɹˈbaɪ/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Other dictionary pronunciations

/hwɛɹˈbaɪ/
CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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That no cause would come up whereby Drouet would be led to inform Carrie concerning his married state, he felt hopeful.
Theodore DreiserSister Carrie: A NovelProject Gutenberg ebook #233
This problem reduces itself simply to that of the method whereby the gametes transmit heliotropism to the larvae or to the adult.
A. C. (Albert Charles) SewardDarwin and Modern ScienceProject Gutenberg ebook #1909
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First, it may escape by downward seepage, whereby it passes beyond the reach of plant roots and often reaches the standing water.
John Andreas WidtsoeDry-Farming : A System of Agriculture for Countries under a Low RainfallProject Gutenberg ebook #4924
Here the greatest difficulty confronted Clayton, for he had no means whereby to hang his massive door now that he had built it.
Edgar Rice BurroughsTarzan of the ApesProject Gutenberg ebook #78
All men can see the tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved.
active 6th century B.C. SunziThe Art of WarTranslated by Lionel GilesProject Gutenberg ebook #132