English
Pronunciation
wâr-bī', /we�r�baɪ/, /we@r"baI/
hwâr-bī', /�e�r�baɪ/, /We@r"baI/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-aɪ|-aɪ
Adverb
whereby
- By which.
- (nonstandardly) Where.
Usage notes
Use of whereby as a formal equivalent of where is nonstandard and is avoided by careful speakers and writers, who use where or in which instead.
Quotations
(by which):
1990: Other heads saw devolution as a whole new way of life and adopted an approach whereby the power of devolution was used to enable the school to drive the curriculum. — Local management of schools, Kogan Page Ltd
(nonstandard: where):
1992: This is an electronic system whereby executives are issued with small bleepers. — The hotel receptionist, Paige, Jane and Paige, Grace, Cassell Educational
See also
hereby
thereby
es:whereby
fa:whereby
io:whereby
it:whereby
pl:whereby
simple:whereby
fi:whereby
te:whereby
vi:whereby
zh:whereby
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