THEREBY


Meaning of THEREBY in English

there ‧ by AC /ðeəˈbaɪ, ˈðeəbaɪ $ ðerˈbaɪ, ˈðer-/ BrE AmE adverb formal

with the result that something else happens

thereby doing something

He became a citizen in 1978, thereby gaining the right to vote.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.