Read full poem →Alive enough to have strength to die;
And a grin of bitterness swept thereby
Like an ominous bird a-wing…
Dictionary Entry
thereby
Part of SpeechadverbPronunciation/ðɛəˈbaɪ/Word FrequencyCommon (5.08)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)Used In Literature ↓By it; by that; by that means, or as a consequence of that.
In a Sentence
“The article includes thereby to support a careful argument.”
Published Usage Examples
“After two years from a sale or taking of land for taxes, except as provided in section sixty-two, whoever then holds the title thereby acquired may bring a petition in the land court for the foreclosure of all rights of redemp - tion thereunder.”
“If so recorded it shall be prima facie evi - dence of all facts essential to the validity of the title thereby Acts, 1933. —”
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Origin
From Middle English thereby, from Old English þǣrby ‘by that’, a combination of þǣr ‘there’ + by ‘by’.
Common Phrases
. therebyreducing therebyincreasing therebymaking therebycreating therebygiving thereby
