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Definition of 'Way' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) way
manner, mode, or fashion: to reply in a polite way.

2.  way
characteristic or habitual manner: Her way is to work quietly and never complain.

3.  way
a method, plan, or means for attaining a goal: to find a way to reduce costs.

4.  way
a respect or particular: defective in several ways.

5.  way
a direction or vicinity: There's a drought out our way.

6.  way
passage or progress on a course: Lead the way.

7.  way
Often, ways. distance: They've come a long way.

8.  way
a path or course: the shortest way to town.

9.  way
a road, passage, or channel (usu. used in combination): highway; waterway.

10.  way
Often, ways. a habit or custom: to cling to the ways of the old country.

11.  way
one's preferred manner of acting or doing:
He always gets his own way.

12.  way
condition; state: He's in a bad way.

13.  way
the range or extent of one's experience or notice: the best idea that's come my way.

14.  way
space for passing or advancing: to clear a way through the crowd.

15.  way
a course of life, action, or experience: the way of transgressors.

16.  way
Naut.

17.  way
ways, two or more ramps that a hull slides along in being launched.

18.  way
movement or passage through the water.

19.  way
Mach. a longitudinal strip, as in a planer, guiding a moving part along a surface.

20.  way
by the way, incidentally (used to introduce information that has just come to mind).

21.  way
by way of,

22.  way
by the route of; through; via.

23.  way
as a method or means of.

24.  way
give way,

25.  way
to withdraw or retreat.

26.  way
to collapse; break down.

27.  way
give way to,

28.  way
to yield to: He gave way to their entreaties.

29.  way
to lose control of (one's temper, emotions, etc.).

30.  way
go all the way,

31.  way
to do or finish something completely.

32.  way
Informal. to be in complete agreement with someone or something.

33.  way
go out of one's way, to make an extra or unusual effort, as to do someone a favor.

34.  way
look the other way, to disregard something unpleasant.

35.  way
have a way with, to have a charming, persuasive, or effective manner of dealing with: He has a way with children; to have a way with words.

36.  way
have one's way with, to have sexual intercourse with, esp. through cajolery or intimidation.

37.  way
in a way, after a fashion; to some extent.

38.  way
in someone's or the way, forming a hindrance, impediment, or obstruction: Look out, you're in my way.

39.  way
lead the way,

40.  way
to go along a course in advance of others, as a guide.

41.  way
to take the initiative; be first or most prominent: In fashion she has always led the way.

42.  way
make one's way,

43.  way
to go forward along a course; proceed.

44.  way
to achieve recognition or success; advance.

45.  way
make way,

46.  way
to remove obstructions to passage.

47.  way
to relinquish a place or position; stand aside: Make way for the motorcade.

48.  way
Informal. not under any circumstances; no: Apologize? No way!

49.  way
out of the way,

50.  way
in a state or condition so as not to obstruct or hinder.

51.  way
dealt with; disposed of: One problem is out of the way.

52.  way
at a distance from the usual route.

53.  way
improper; amiss.

54.  way
extraordinary; unusual.

55.  way
see one's way (clear), to discern no impediment to doing something: Can you see your way clear to giving me $100?

56.  way
in motion; traveling:
The ship is under way.

57.  way
proceeding; in progress:
Now that the project is under way, I'm free to talk about it.

58. (adv.) way
Also, 'way. away; from this or that place: Go way.

59.  way
to a great degree or at quite a distance; far: way too heavy; way down the road.

Etymology:  (1175–1225; ME, aph. var. of away)

Definition of 'Way' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) manner, mode, style, way, fashion
how something is done or how it happens
"her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion"

2. (noun) means, agency, way
how a result is obtained or an end is achieved
"a means of control"; "an example is the best agency of instruction"; "the true way to success"

3. (noun) direction, way
a line leading to a place or point
"he looked the other direction"; "didn't know the way home"

4. (noun) way
the condition of things generally
"that's the way it is"; "I felt the same way"

5. (noun) way, path, way of life
a course of conduct
"the path of virtue"; "we went our separate ways"; "our paths in life led us apart"; "genius usually follows a revolutionary path"

6. (noun) way
any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another
"he said he was looking for the way out"

7. (noun) way
a journey or passage
"they are on the way"

8. (noun) room, way, elbow room
space for movement
"room to pass"; "make way for"; "hardly enough elbow room to turn around"

9. (noun) way
the property of distance in general
"it's a long way to Moscow"; "he went a long ways"

10. (noun) way
doing as one pleases or chooses
"if I had my way"

11. (noun) way
a general category of things; used in the expression `in the way of'
"they didn't have much in the way of clothing"

12. (adverb) way
a portion of something divided into shares
"they split the loot three ways"

13. (adverb) way, right smart
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"; "the other side of the hill is right smart steeper than the side we are on"


Definition of 'Way' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) way
a method, or the manner in which sth happens
Is this the best way to clean it?; a new way of growing rice; one of the ways (that) he gets people to help him; It doesn't always turn out the way (that) you want.

2.  way
no way to do sth
used to tell sb they have done sth in an inappropriate way
That's no way to treat your friends!

3.  way
way of life
a particular style of living
the way of life in the mountains of Nepal

4.  way
a path or route
I don't know the way to Annie's house.; Are we going the right way?

5.  way
find your way
to find the right path
The dog eventually found its way back.

6.  way
out of sb's way
not on the route sb uses
Going by the store is out of his way.

7.  way
the direction sb or sth is facing or moving
The picture was facing that way.

8.  way
the other way
the opposite direction
Turn around and go the other way.

9.  way
a particular distance
It's a long way to walk.

10.  way
all the way/the whole way
the entire distance traveled
We argued the whole way.

11.  way
a particular length of time
Summer vacation seemed a long way off.

12.  way
a part or aspect of a situation
You've been helpful in so many ways.

13.  way
in a way/in some ways
to some degree, but not completely
I miss her in some ways.

14.  way
by the way
used to introduce sth not completely related to what you have said
By the way, did you hear that his wife is pregnant?

15.  way
either way/one way or the other
indicates the result will be the same in either of two situations
"We might not catch the first flight." "Either way, we'll be waiting for you."

16.  way
get in the way of
to stop sb or sth from working or happening as they should
The film's special effects get in the way of the story.

17.  way
get/have (things) your way
to get or do exactly what you want, when others want sth different
The teacher loves him, so he always gets his way.

18.  way
go out of your way
to use extra effort to do sth for sb else
She went out of her way to thank us.

19.  way
have it both ways
to have the benefits of doing or saying two opposing things
politicians who try to have it both ways on the issue of free trade

20.  way
in a big way
a lot or very much
Her hard work has paid off in a big way.

21.  way
no way
used to say "no" definitely
"Please come with us." "No way!"

22.  way
indicates surprise
"She broke up with him." "No way!"

23.  way
one way or another
indicates sb's determination
One way or another, I'm going to take a vacation this year.

24.  way
out of the way
not blocking
I moved the luggage out of the way.

25.  way
completed or finished
I'll be less stressed when finals are out of the way.

26.  way
way to go
used to tell sb they have done sth well
You played a great game - way to go!

27. (adverb) way
emphasizes how large an amount or distance is
The dress was way too big.; She was way behind the other runners.

28.  way
way back
a long time before now
That happened way back in the 1950s.


Definition of 'Way' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adverb) Way
away

2. (noun) Way
that by, upon, or along, which one passes or processes; opportunity or room to pass; place of passing; passage; road, street, track, or path of any kind; as, they built a way to the mine

3. (noun) Way
length of space; distance; interval; as, a great way; a long way

4. (noun) Way
a moving; passage; procession; journey

5. (noun) Way
course or direction of motion or process; tendency of action; advance

6. (noun) Way
the means by which anything is reached, or anything is accomplished; scheme; device; plan

7. (noun) Way
manner; method; mode; fashion; style; as, the way of expressing one's ideas

8. (noun) Way
regular course; habitual method of life or action; plan of conduct; mode of dealing

9. (noun) Way
sphere or scope of observation

10. (noun) Way
determined course; resolved mode of action or conduct; as, to have one's way

11. (noun) Way
progress; as, a ship has way

12. (noun) Way
the timbers on which a ship is launched

13. (noun) Way
the longitudinal guides, or guiding surfaces, on the bed of a planer, lathe, or the like, along which a table or carriage moves

14. (noun) Way
right of way. See below

15. (verb) Way
to go or travel to; to go in, as a way or path

16. (verb) Way
to move; to progress; to go


Translation of 'Way' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: an opening or passageway
This is the way in/out; There's no way through.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: pad, roete, weg Arabic flag Arabic: طَريق Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: път
Brazilian flag Brazilian: passagem Czech flag Czech: vchod; východ; průchod German flag German: der Weg
Danish flag Danish: vej Greek flag Greek: δρόμος, δίοδος Spanish flag Spanish: camino, vía; entrada, sal
Estonian flag Estonian: -pääs, -käik Farsi flag Farsi: راه Finnish flag Finnish: tie
French flag French: entrée; sortie; issue Hebrew flag Hebrew: דֶרֶך Hindi flag Hindi: रास्ता
Croatian flag Croatian: put, staza, cesta Hungarian flag Hungarian: út Indonesian flag Indonesian: jalan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: leið Italian flag Italian: via, passaggio Japanese flag Japanese: 通路
Korean flag Korean: 길, 도로 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: įėjimas, išėjimas Latvian flag Latvian: ceļš; eja
Malay flag Malay: jalan Dutch flag Dutch: doorgang Norwegian flag Norwegian: vei
Polish flag Polish: droga Persian flag Persian: راه Pashto flag Pashto: لار، سړك، واټ، لورى، خوا،
Portuguese flag Portuguese: passagem Romanian flag Romanian: cale; drum Russian flag Russian: проход
Slovak flag Slovak: vchod; východ; priechod Slovenian flag Slovenian: prehod Serbian flag Serbian: prolaz
Swedish flag Swedish: väg, passage Thai flag Thai: ทางผ่าน Turkish flag Turkish: yol
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese:  Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: шлях, дорога Urdu flag Urdu: راستہ
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: đường đi Chinese flag Chinese: 

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