Standard Lemma guide

whereby

adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • wâr-bī'
  • /wɛə(ɹ)ˈbaɪ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -aɪ
  • CMU ARPABET: W EH0 R B AY1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: HH W EH0 R B AY1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

By what, in which direction; how.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: interrogative, not-comparable, obsolete

Examples

  • Whereby goest thou?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

By which.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adv

Meaning 3

Where, wherein, in which.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: nonstandard, not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From where + by.

Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: الذي به — by which
  • Arabic: بذلك — by which
  • Bulgarian: по какъв начин (po kakǎv način) — by which
  • Catalan: pel qual — by which
  • Catalan: per la qual — by which
  • Czech: čím — by which
  • Czech: čímž — by which
  • Czech: jímž — by which
  • Danish: hvorved — by which
  • Dutch: waarbij — by which
  • Finnish: jolla — by which
  • Finnish: millä — by which
  • French: par quoi — by which
  • French: par lequel — by which
  • German: wodurch — by which
  • Gothic: 𐌱𐌹𐍈𐌴 (biƕē) — by which
  • Hungarian: miáltal — by which
  • Hungarian: mi/ami által/révén/útján — by which
  • Hungarian: miből — by which
  • Hungarian: amiből — by which
  • Hungarian: amelyből — by which
  • Italian: per cui — by which
  • Norwegian: hvorved — by which
  • Portuguese: pelo qual — by which
  • Russian: при помощи (pri) — by which
  • Spanish: mediante el cual — by which
  • Spanish: por la cual — by which
  • Spanish: con los cuales — by which
  • Spanish: por medio de las cuales — by which
  • Spanish: según el cual — by which
  • Swedish: varmed — by which