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   way

   /weɪ/

   noun

   • 1. a method, style, or manner of doing something; an optional or alternative form of action: "I hated their way of cooking potatoes" Similar methodcourse of actionprocessproceduretechniquesystemplanstrategyschememeansmechanismroutinemannerapproachrouteroadmodus operandi
   • ▪ one's characteristic or habitual manner of behaviour or expression: "it was not his way to wait passively for things to happen" Similar mannerstylefashionmodemethodpracticewonthabitcustomcharacteristicpolicyprocedureconventionfashionuseroutineruletraitattributemannerismpeculiarityidiosyncrasyoddityconductbehaviourmannerstylenaturepersonalitytemperamentdispositioncharactermodus operandimodus vivendiformal:praxis
   • ▪ the customary behaviour or practices of a group: "my years of acclimatization to British ways"
   • ▪ the typical manner in which something happens or in which someone or something behaves: "he was showing off, as is the way with adolescent boys"
   • ▪ a particular aspect of something; a respect: "I have changed in every way" Similar aspectregardfacetrespectsensefeaturedetailpointparticularcharacteristicquestionconnection
   • ▪ a specified condition or state: "the family was in a poor way" Similar stateconditionsituationcircumstancespositionpredicamentplightinformal:shape
   • 2. a road, track, or path for travelling along: "No. 3, Church Way"
   • ▪ a course of travel or route taken in order to reach a place: "can you tell me the way to Leicester Square?" Similar roadroadwaystreetthoroughfaretrackpathpathwaylaneavenuedrivechannelroutecoursedirection
   • ▪ a specified direction of travel or movement: "we just missed another car coming the other way" Similar directionbearingcourseorientationlineruntack
   • ▪ a means of entry or exit from somewhere, such as a door or gate: "I nipped out the back way" Similar doordoorwaygateexitentranceentryportalroute
   • ▪ a distance travelled or to be travelled; the distance from one place to another: "they still had a long way ahead of them" Similar distancelengthstretchjourneyextentspaceintervalspangapseparation
   • ▪ a period between one point in time and another: "September was a long way off" Similar period of timetimestretchtermspanduration
   • ▪ travel or motion along a particular route; the route along which someone or something would travel if unobstructed: "Christine tried to follow but Martin blocked her way"
   • ▪ used with a verb and adverbial phrase to intensify the force of an action or to denote movement or progress: "I shouldered my way to the bar"
   • ▪ a particular area or locality: informal "the family's main estate over Maidenhead way" Similar localityneighbourhoodareadistrictlocalequartercommunityregionzonepartinformal:neck of the woodspartsmanorhoodnabe
   • 3. parts into which something divides or is divided: "the national vote split three ways"
   • 4. a person's occupation or line of business. formal Scottish
   • 5. forward motion or momentum of a ship or boat through water: "the dinghy lost way and drifted towards the shore"
   • 6. a sloping structure down which a new ship is launched.

   adverb

   • 1. at or to a considerable distance or extent; far (used before an adverb or preposition for emphasis): informal "his understanding of what constitutes good writing is way off target"
   • ▪ much: informal "I was cycling way too fast"
   • ▪ extremely; really (used for emphasis): informal "the guys behind the bar were way cool"

   Word Origin Old Englishweg, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch weg and German Weg, from a base meaning ‘move, carry’.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   What does way mean?

   • The meaning of WAY is a thoroughfare for travel or transportation from place to place. How to use way in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Way.

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   Is way a noun or adverb?

   • Way is a noun and adverb. … As a noun the most common meanings of way are ‘method or style’, ‘route, direction, road’ and ‘distance’: … We can use way informally as a degree adverb to mean ‘a lot’: … We use in the way for things that are obstructing a path or stopping us from getting somewhere: … Far or a long way?

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   What does make a way mean?

   • in someone's way, forming a hindrance, impediment, or obstruction: Also in the way. She might have succeeded in her ambition, had not circumstances been in her way. to go along a course in advance of others, as a guide. In fashion she has always led the way. to make one's way through the mud. to make one's way in the world. Make way for the king!

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   What does it mean to refer to someone's way?

   • If you refer to someone's way, you are referring to their usual or preferred type of behaviour. In her usual resourceful way, she has started her own business. Direct confrontation was not his way. You use way to refer to one particular opinion or interpretation of something, when others are possible. I suppose that's one way of looking at it.

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   WAY definition: 1. a route, direction, or path: 2. used to talk about the direction in which something is facing…. Learn more.

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   42 meanings: 1. a manner, method, or means 2. a route or direction 3. a. a means or line of passage, such as a path or track b..... Click for more definitions.

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   way: [noun] a thoroughfare for travel or transportation from place to place. an opening for passage.

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   way to do something I'm sure we can find a way to make this work. Using the subway is the only way to avoid the traffic. (informal, disapproving) That's no way to speak to your mother! way of doing something I'm not happy with this way of working. way (that)… It's not what you say, it's the way that you say it. I hate the way she always ...

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   The means by which you go about doing something is the way you do it. Although you "cleaned" your room, the way you did it — shoving everything into your closet — didn't exactly solve the problem.

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   WAY definition: 1. how you do something: 2. the route you take to get from one place to another: 3. to move…. Learn more.