1
: by that : by that means
thereby lost her chance to win
2
: connected with or with reference to that
thereby hangs a tale—
William Shakespeare
William ShakespeareExamples of thereby in a Sentence
He signed the contract, thereby forfeiting his right to the property.
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John S. Tobey, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Throughout the following year, Maduro repeatedly asserted on TV that the regime would not yield Venezuela’s claim over the Essequibo region, which has been under Guyanese control since 1899, thereby keeping the issue alive in Venezuela.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
This increases airflow, thereby reducing disease and competition between plants for light, water and nutrients.
—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2025
Leaders could thereby help end the pattern of individual nations buying too many overlapping weapons platforms, at too great a cost, for too little collective benefit.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Thereby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thereby. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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thereby
adverb
there·by
t͟ha(ə)r-ˈbī 
t͟he(ə)r-;
ˈt͟ha(ə)r-ˌbī,
ˈt͟he(ə)r-
1
: by that : by that means
thereby lost her chance to win
2
: connected with or with reference to that
thereby hangs a tale
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