Whereby

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Whereby \Where*by"\, adv.
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     1. By which; -- used relatively. "You take my life when you
        take the means whereby I life." --Shak.
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     2. By what; how; -- used interrogatively.
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              Whereby shall I know this?            --Luke i. 18.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  whereby
       adv 1: as a result of which
       2: by or through which; "the means whereby we achieved our
          goal"