whereby

(hwâr-bī', wâr-)
conj.
In accordance with which; by or through which.

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meaning 'by what or which means', is one of a dwindling number of where- forms still in common use. It is especially useful in attaching an explanatory statement to a noun or noun phrase:

The 'ratchet effect' in politics, whereby the right seems to have acquiesced in the changes the left brings about—Listener, 1977

Schemes whereby such patients can quickly get such medicines direct from the pharmacist...will be promoted and extended—British Medical Journal, 2003.

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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

By or through which; by the help of which; in accordance with which.

For example, in the promissory note clause "whereby he promised and agreed for value received to pay," the term whereby is equivalent to the phrase and by it.

For a list of words related to whereby, see:

• Conjunctions

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See words rhyming with "whereby."

Dansk (Danish)
adv. - hvorved, hvormed
conj. - hvorved, hvormed

Nederlands (Dutch)
waarbij

Français (French)
adv. - qui, selon lequel
conj. - qui, selon lequel

Deutsch (German)
conj. - wodurch, durch welch(en, e, es), wovon
adv. - wie

Ελληνική (Greek)
pron. - σύμφωνα με τον οποίο
adv. - με ποιο μέσο;

Italiano (Italian)
per cui

Português (Portuguese)
pron., -
adv. - pelo qual

Русский (Russian)
чем, посредством чего, в соответствии с чем, на основании чего

Español (Spanish)
adv. - por qué medio, cómo
conj. - por medio del cual, según el cual

Svenska (Swedish)
pron. - varigenom, med vars hjälp
adv. - på vilket sätt, hur

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
凭什么, 为何, 在那个方面

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 憑什麼, 為何
conj. - 在那個方面

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 무엇에 의하여 (by what), 어떻게 하여 (how), (그것에 의해) ~하는
conj. - 그것에 의해

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - 何によって, いかにして, それによって

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ضمير) بذلك, الذي به, الذي بواسطته (ظرف) كيف, وفقا له, بأي شي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮שדרכו, שבאמצעותו, שלפיו, במונחיו‬
conj. - ‮שדרכו, שבאמצעותו, שלפיו‬

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