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- Dictionaryway/wā/
noun
- 1. a method, style, or manner of doing something: "there are two ways of approaching this problem" Similar
- 2. a road, track, path, or street for traveling along: "No. 3, Church Way"
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"
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How to use way in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Way. a thoroughfare for travel or transportation from place to place; an opening for passage; the course traveled from one place to another : route…
a route, direction, or path: Do you know the way to the restaurant? I've only been living in Madrid for a couple of weeks so I don't really know my way around it yet. We'll have to stop for petrol on the way to the airport. Can you find your own way out of the building?
noun. manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way. characteristic or habitual manner: Her way is to work quietly and never complain. a method, plan, or means for attaining a goal: to find a way to reduce costs. Synonyms: device, scheme. a respect or particular: The plan is defective in several ways.
Way is used in expressions such as a long way, a little way, and quite a way, to say how far away something is or how far you have travelled. Some of them live in places quite a long way from here. A little way further down the lane we passed the driveway to a house.
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. Your manner of behavior or how you usually conduct yourself is also called your way.
to move somewhere, often with difficulty: We made our way through the shop to the main entrance. be on her/my/its, etc way. to be arriving soon: Apparently she's on her way. in/out of the/sb's way. B2. in/not in the area in front of someone that they need to pass or see through: I couldn't see because Bill was in the way. Sorry, am I in your way?
Define way. way synonyms, way pronunciation, way translation, English dictionary definition of way. the condition of things; how something is done or how it happens; a pathway: This is the way you get to the pool.
noun. ways. A means of passing from one place to another, as a road, highway, street or path. The Appian Way. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Room or space for passing; free area; an opening, as in a crowd or traffic. Clear a way for the ambulance. Webster's New World. An opening affording passage.
Definitions of 'way' 1. If you refer to a wayof doing something, you are referring to how you can do it, for example the action you can take or the method you can use to achieve it. [...] 2. If you talk about the way someone does something, you are talking about the qualities their action has. [...] 3.
By phrasing questions in different ways, inconsistencies are exposed without the need for having a detailed knowledge of a particular technique.•. I tried every way I could to make the child go to bed, but she refused.•. You will find a tiny amount will go a long way.•. Now that his marriage has broken down there is no way round this problem.•.
