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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/hwɛərˈbaɪ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/hwɛrˈbaɪ, wɛr-/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(hwâr bī, wâr-)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
where•by /hwɛrˈbaɪ, wɛr-/USA pronunciation   conj. 
  1. by what or which;
    under the terms of which.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
where•by  (hwâr bī, wâr-),USA pronunciation conj., adv. 
  1. by what or by which;
    under the terms of which.
  2. [Obs.]by what? how?
  • Middle English wherby. See where, by1 1150–1200

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
whereby /wɛəˈbaɪ/ pron
  1. by or because of which: the means whereby he took his life
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