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# thereby

«thereby» in Mova's early modern english dictionary: **by it** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### kind

archaic word

### modern equivalent

by it

### part of speech

adverb

### meaning for a pupil

By means of that; as a result of that. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/T/thereby/#m1)

### how it differs from today

Still used in formal writing but not in speech, where we say "by doing that" or "by it."

### examples

- And the priest shall make atonement for him before the LORD, and he shall be forgiven, concerning whatsoever he doeth so as to be guilty thereby. (Torah LEV.6.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/T/thereby/#x1)
- She gave to her such graceful mien, That she, thereby, became a queen. (The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/T/thereby/#x2)
- Ye shall not make yourselves detestable with any swarming thing that swarmeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby. (Torah LEV.11.43, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/T/thereby/#x3)

### primary record

thereby

### tests

manual 10.1; corpora 30 (Torah 6, tales 24, Sefer Yetzirah 0); EWT 3; ratio 0.5 (Torah alone 2.0); Wiktionary no archaic label

### In the corpora

- [Dig thou through the wall in their sight, and carry out thereby.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/EZK.231/)
- [When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die thereby.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/EZK.866/)
- [And when the wicked turneth from his wickedness, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/EZK.867/)
- [Whoso despiseth the word shall suffer thereby; but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.362/)
- [Wine is a mocker, strong drink is riotous; and whosoever reeleth thereby is not wise.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.559/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «thereby» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/T/thereby/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.