whereby

Definition

By what, in which direction; how.

Etymology

From where + by.

Example Sentences

• "Whereby goest thou?"
• "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."
• "M. Sawrey […] devised a mechanical method whereby theatrical scenes could be changed in a simple way."

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