Thereby

/ˌðɛrˈbaɪ/ adverb

Definition

Thereby means 'by that action' or 'as a result of that', linking what someone did with what happened because of it. It is more formal and is often used in written or academic English.

Etymology

From Middle English *therebi*, combining *there* + *by*. It literally means 'by that (means)'.

Kelly Says

You can often replace 'thereby' with 'and because of that' to hear its meaning. It’s a compact way writers connect cause and effect without repeating the whole action.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እ todėl
eh to-le
ARالعربية
لهذا
la-ha-za
BNবাংলা
তাই
tai
CACatalà
per tant
per tan
CSČeština
proto
pro-toh
DADansk
derfor
der-for
DEDeutsch
dadurch
dah-durs
ELΕλληνικά
επομένως
eh-poh-men-ohs
ESEspañol
por lo tanto
por lo tan-toh
FAفارسی
بنابراین
bin-e-ta-dan
FISuomi
sen vuoksi
sen voo-oh-kee
FRFrançais
par conséquent
par koh-nseh-kwan
GUGU
તેથી
teh-thee
HAHA
don haka
don ha-ka
HEעברית
לכן
le-khen
HIहिन्दी
इसलिए
is-liye
HUMagyar
ezért
eh-zerrt
IDBahasa Indonesia
sehingga
seh-gan-guh
IGIG
n'ebe
neh-be
ITItaliano
pertanto
per-tan-toh
JA日本語
それによって
sore ni yotte
KKKK
шулай
shu-lai
KMKM
ដោយសារ
doh-y sa-ar
KO한국어
따라서
ttal-seo
MRMR
म्हणून
mhan-noon
MSBahasa Melayu
justeru
jus-teh-roo
MYမြန်မာ
ကြောင့်
kya-ngawt
NLNederlands
daarom
dah-roh-om
NONorsk
derfor
der-for
PAPA
તે 緣
teh-e-ran
PLPolski
z tego powodu
z teh-go po-vo-du
PTPortuguês
portanto
por-tan-toh
RORomână
prin urmare
prin oo-rmah-reh
RUРусский
следовательно
sledstvenno
SVSvenska
därigen
dah-ri-gen
SWKiswahili
kwa hivyo
kwaa vee-kee
TAதமிழ்
எனவே
e-na-ve
TEతెలుగు
కావున
ka-o-vun
THไทย
ดังนั้น
dang-nuhn
TLTL
dahil dito
dah-heel dee-toh
TRTürkçe
dolayısıyla
do-lay-i-si-yla
UKУкраїнська
отже
otzhe
URاردو
اسباباً
is-ba-ban
VITiếng Việt
do đó
doh do
YOYO
ǹbe
n-be
ZH中文
因此
yin-ci
ZUZU
ngoba
n-go-ba

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