Meaning

3 senses
  1. (not comparable)By which.

    wodurch

    при помощиpri

  2. (nonstandard, not comparable)Where, wherein, in which.

  3. (interrogative, not comparable, obsolete)By what, in which direction; how.

    Whereby goest thou?

Examples

4 sentences
  1. Castling is a special move in chess whereby a rook is transferred to the square crossed by the king.

    Рокировка - особливий хід у шахах, коли тура ставиться на клітинку, яку перестрибує король.

    deDie Rochade ist ein besonderer Schachzug, durch den ein Turm in das vom König überquerte Feld versetzt wird.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · megamanenm · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  2. Scientists say a new geologic epoch has begun whereby humans are causing major damage to global water systems.

    CC0 · Tatoeba · Cangarejo · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  3. Act only according to that maxim whereby you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law.

    deHandle nur nach derjenigen Maxime, durch die du zugleich wollen kannst, dass sie ein allgemeines Gesetz werde.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · jerom · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  4. But he said: Lord God, whereby may I know that I shall possess it?

    CC BY · Tatoeba · carlosalberto · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Translations

6 languages
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Origin

From where + by.

From where + by.

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