Way - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |weɪ|  American pronunciation of the word way
Brit.  |weɪ|  British pronunciation of the word way

noun

- how something is done or how it happens (syn: fashion, manner, mode, style)
a lonely way of life
- thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end (syn: agency, means)
the true way to success
- a line leading to a place or point (syn: direction)
didn't know the way home
- the condition of things generally
that's the way it is
I felt the same way
- a course of conduct (syn: path)
we went our separate ways
- any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another
he said he was looking for the way out
- a journey or passage
they are on the way
- space for movement (syn: room)
make way for
- the property of distance in general
it's a long way to Moscow
he went a long ways
- doing as one pleases or chooses
if I had my way
- a general category of things; used in the expression `in the way of'
they didn't have much in the way of clothing
- a portion of something divided into shares
they split the loot three ways

adverb

- to a great degree or by a great distance; very much (`right smart' is regional in the United States)
way over budget
way off base

Extra examples

We'll try doing it your way first.

Let me explain it this way.

You can pay for your purchase in one of two ways: by cash or by credit card.

Which door is the way in?

The back way was blocked.

This door is the only way out of the room.

He is way ahead of the other runners.

They live way out in the country.

We sat way back in the last row.

I missed a week of class and fell way behind.

Your parents are way cool.

We lost our way in the maze of narrow streets.

She thrust her way through the crowd.

Much was certainly lost when the former Soviet Republics decided to go separate ways.

I couldn't get through the gate because your car was in the way.

Word forms

noun
singular: way
plural: ways
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