Whereby

Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Adverb 1.2.1 Usage note 1.2.2 Quotations 1.3 See also

English

Pronunciation

• wâr-bī', /weərˈbaɪ/, /we@r"baI/
• hwâr-bī', /ʍeərˈbaɪ/, /We@r"baI/

Adverb

whereby

1. By which.
2. (non-standardly) Where.

Usage note

Use of whereby as a formal equivalent of where is non-standard 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

(non-standard: 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