whereby
adv/wɛə(ɹ)ˈbaɪ/
Etymology From where + by.
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Interrogative, Obsolete By what, in which direction; how.
- Whereby goest thou?
2
By which.
- Shylock: Nay, take my life and all; pardon not that: You take my house when you do take the prop That doth sustain my house; you take my life When you do take the means whereby I live.c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i]:
- M. Sawrey […] devised a mechanical method whereby theatrical scenes could be changed in a simple way.1971, Gwen White, Antique Toys And Their Background, page 179:
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- Other heads saw devolution as a whole new way of life and adopted an approach whereby the power of devolution was used to enable the school to drive the curriculum.1990, Local management of schools, Kogan Page Ltd:
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Nonstandard Where, wherein, in which.
- Because COBOL does not have a date type, some implementations rely instead on a system whereby all dates are coded to a reference point. The most commonly used is May 20, 1875, as this was the date of an international standards-setting conference held in Paris, known as the Convention du Mètre.2025 February 17, David Gilbert, “No, 150-Year-Olds Aren’t Collecting Social Security Benefits”, in WIRED, archived from the original on 19 Feb 2025:
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