thereby
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3.9
- adverb
- /ˈðɛrˌbeɪ/
- Formal
:
con lo cual
- She saved the document before closing the program, thereby preventing data loss.
- thereby increasing
- thereby reducing
- thereby improving
Because the attempt is to get possession and thereby to attain being.
- Because the attempt is to get possession and thereby to attain being.
- For one might suppose that if we do just or temperate actions, we are thereby just or temperate.
- Just that and the abusive use of people, thereby putting them on a trajectory to the rubbish dump.
- But we step in to help them, thereby depriving them of a moment of independence.
- And thereby you can have a permanence of history, right?
- Now what I am advocating is not that you become altruistic and thereby sacrifice in favor of others.
- And yet you would thereby be preventing my future self who doesn't exist yet.
- As such, Only thereby, says Kant, can one act autonomously and not heteronomously.
- With the Sofia basin thereby secured, Samuel's domains were cut in two, leaving each segment more vulnerable.
- It no longer knows exactly who and thereby what it is.
- Yes, thereby elevating the role of the interviewer.
- And it it's it's carried in the minds of millions and thereby has power.
Examples
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And thereby gain an insight into its origins and feeding habits.
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"I must emphasize that although I myself designed and arranged the test, I thereby gained no advantage.
Fiction book (1992) -
It's a claim about what it is for you to realize your nature and thereby have a good life.
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And thereby bring a little magic back to the world.
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You would not have done had I not warned you, thereby saving your life.
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And so this bird is going through this breathing exercise and thereby gaining vitality.
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If a story enables people to cooperate well and thereby improve their lives, that's wonderful.
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Fire can affect plant growth directly by killing plants, thereby preventing them from sequestering additional carbon.
Academic text (2011) -
They offered to serve as arbitrators in this dispute and thereby to avoid war.
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The long-term goal was to increase children's consumption of fruit and vegetables, thereby improving their present and future health.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
∞
3.2
For that reason
752
3.2
As a result
286
3.2
For that reason
153
5.7
By this statement or action
145
3.3
To do something that fits what was said or done
83
3.4
Shows that one thing happens because of another
7
8.1
In this way
Because of that, something happens
Because of that, something happens
In this way
How Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word thereby comes from the simple parts there and by, literally meaning 'by that'. So thereby means 'as a result of that' or 'by that means', which is why we use it to show the result of an action.