No. 150 in Danish
dermed
"Thermed" means "thus" or "thereby."
In a sentence
Han studerede hårdt, og dermed bestod han eksamenen.
He studied hard, and thereby he passed the exam.
This use of 'dermed' serves as a connector to indicate a consequence or result of the preceding action or statement.
Hun købte en bog, dermed havde hun noget at læse i weekenden.
She bought a book, thus she had something to read over the weekend.
Here, 'dermed' is utilized to demonstrate the outcome that follows from the action of purchasing the book.
De tog toget tidligt, dermed ankom de i god tid til mødet.
They took the train early, thereby arriving on time for the meeting.
In this context, 'dermed' is used to link the action of taking the early train with the favorable result of punctuality.
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