thereby
By it; by that; by that means, or as a consequence of that.
Example
“I enrolled in Old English classes and thereby learned much about Germanic languages.”
Synonyms
- therefore
Related words
- thereby hangs a tale
Word history
From Old English "ðǣrbig".
Where this comes from
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