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.
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. 2012