way
∞
1.0
- noun
- /weɪ/
:
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- I'm on my way to New Mexico now.
- one-way
- a long way
- make way
We've come a long way from where we began.
- We've come a long way from where we began.
- So my sister is on her way to get me.
- Because once it starts swinging this way, where do you think?
- There is no easy way from Earth to the stars.
- That he is the way, the truth and the life.
- A lot of people are trampled along the way by those who mean well.
- When this episode comes out the way you went, no.
- That way if something goes this way or that way, he's not.
Examples
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So my sister is on her way to get me.
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I had to carry him all the way home.
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There is no easy way from Earth to the stars.
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It's the only way to join the community.
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I pass this guy every day on my way to work.
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We've come a long way from where we began.
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Ukraine responded by seizing gas that was on its way to Germany through the pipeline.
Academic text (2011) -
And there's just no physical way to carry enough water for even a three-day trip.
Academic text (2011) -
We took the scenic way through the mountains to reach the village.
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She found a new way to get to school that avoids the busy street.
Synonyms
∞
2.7
A way to reach a goal or succeed
∞
2.0
The path something moves along, for example a plane or a river
∞
1.0
The way something moves or points
∞
1.0
A road or path people use to travel between places
969
1.0
A way or track that people and things move along for travel
123
1.0
A path people use near a building or in a garden
41
3.8
A journey by ship from one place to another
39
2.7
A track made by people or animals that is worn down
11
3.0
A regular route used to carry goods between regions or countries
9
1.9
A narrow path for people to walk on away from roads
9
7.4
A small quiet road in the countryside that people do not use often
8
3.7
A road or path chosen for its beautiful views, usually longer than the direct way
5
2.0
The quickest or easiest way to travel from one place to another
2
3.7
A path that birds or animals follow when they move between places each year
1
4.1
A longer route that goes around a blocked road to reach a place
1
6.7
A movement across a slope or area to go from one side to the other
1
9.9
An old narrow path that runs along the edge of a field or cliff
1
7.2
A track that guides vehicles like trams and buses
A road or path used to travel between places
A path for people to walk on beside a road
A small quiet path in the countryside that few people use
A wooden path that people build across wet or marshy ground to walk on
A path for bicycles and other vehicles with wheels
A path along the top of a hill used for walking or travel
A longer, indirect way to go that avoids the direct road
Idioms
- Informal
76
5.4
To learn something through mistakes and problems instead of taking an easier path
- Informal
22
6.0
Find out by going through a difficult or painful experience instead of being warned
Compounds
52
3.7
A group of stars that contains our solar system and looks like a band of light in the night sky
2
3.5
A large group of stars that contains the solar system and looks like a faint milky band in the sky
- Specialized
Point in the sky showing the direction the Sun and solar system move among the stars
- Slur
A way of behaving that shows you are very gentle and easily upset, often used to insult men
- Specialized
The time a light signal takes to travel in one direction from Earth to a planet like Mars
- Specialized
A device that lets you turn a light on or off from two different places
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Etymology
Way comes from an old English word weg meaning 'path' or 'road'. So a way is a route or path from one place to another, which is why we use it for roads and journeys.