whereby

IPA(Pronunciation)

interrogative not-comparable obsolete nonstandard

(interrogative, obsolete) By what, in which direction; how. / By which. / (nonstandard) Where, wherein, in which.

Japanese Meaning

何によって、どの方向で（どの方法で） / それによって、すなわち、その手段により / （非標準的な用法で）どこで、どこにおいて

Standing at the helm, he cried, 'whereby shall we steer to reach the harbor before dawn?'

舵を取る彼は叫んだ。「夜明け前に港に着くには、どの方向に舵を取ればよいのか？」

Sense（1）

(interrogative, obsolete) By what, in which direction; how.

Whereby goest thou?

Sense（2）

By which.

Shylock:

Nay, take my life and all; pardon not that:

You take my house when you do take the prop

That doth sustain my house; you take my life

When you do take the means whereby I live.

Sense（3）

(nonstandard) Where, wherein, in which.