MEANING
By means of the action or circumstance just described.
Use it for
mechanisms; consequences of an action; explaining how a change produces an effectAttach an outcome to the exact action that brings it about.
Words that belong together
- thereby reducing
- thereby enabling
- thereby avoiding
On the page
The agreement removes duplicate inspections, thereby lowering compliance costs.
Publishing the coding rules made the analysis more transparent and thereby easier to challenge.
The firm shortened repayment periods, thereby shifting more risk to its suppliers.
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Word forms
- Base
- thereby
Usage notes
Primary category: academic. Formal; links an action to what it brings about. More specifically means by doing so than generic therefore. Do not invent a mechanism with the transition. Adverb; invariant, with no inflected forms.
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