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- Dictionaryway/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
- 2. a road, track, or path for travelling 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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WAY definition: 1. a route, direction, or path: 2. used to talk about the direction in which something is facing…. Learn more.
1. a. : a thoroughfare for travel or transportation from place to place. b. : an opening for passage. this door is the only way out of the room. 2. : the course traveled from one place to another : route. asked the way to the museum. 3. a. : a course (such as a series of actions or sequence of events) leading in a direction or toward an objective.
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.
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. 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.
noun. how something is done or how it happens. “a lonely way of life”. synonyms: fashion, manner, modality, mode, style. see more. noun. how a result is obtained or an end is achieved. “the true way to success”. synonyms: agency, means.
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.
used to say how much of something is completed: A third of the way through the film she dies. get in the way of sth/sb. to prevent someone from doing or continuing with something: Don't let your new friends get in the way of your studies. be under way. to be already happening: Building work is already under way.
Definition of way noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; He always answers in a polite way. a characteristic or habitual manner of acting, living, etc.:[ usually singular] Being grouchy and snappy is just his way. a method or means for gaining something or achieving a goal: found a way to save money.
