# whereby

Pronunciation: say "wair-BY" /wɛə(ɹ)ˈbaɪ/

## Adverb

1. By means of which something is done or comes about; introducing the method or arrangement involved.
   - Simple: Used to show the way or method that makes something happen.
   - _The two nations signed a treaty whereby disputed waters would be jointly patrolled._
   - _The school adopted a policy whereby students could retake any failed exam once._
2. In which; used to refer to a place, situation, or circumstance in which something exists or happens. *(nonstandard)*
   - Simple: In which, used to point to a place or situation where something is true.
   - _She recalled the quiet village whereby her childhood summers had slowly passed._
   - _It was a strange dream whereby everyone around her spoke only in riddles._

## Adverb

3. By what means or in which direction something occurs; how. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: How, or by what way or means something happens.

## Origin

Formed from 'where' combined with 'by'.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/whereby (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).