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way

way

3.0
A part of something shared among people
  • noun
  • /weɪ/
translation icon : parte
  • It's about trying different ways of being, living and doing.
  • two ways
  • three ways

Examples

  • Music education will never be the most efficient way to achieve improved learning in other subjects.

    Academic text (2011)
  • For example, participants could share ideas about ways to recycle or experiment for the science fair.

    Academic text (2011)
  • And so basically these are two ways of writing the same thing.

  • Much less attention has been focused on the ways to use this knowledge in the future.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Teachers are encouraged to think of creative ways to use computer software beyond its primary function.

    Academic text (2011)
  • In all these ways, then, clothing has changed the ways in which we feel and behave.

    Academic text (2011)
  • What we've created is a way of life, not just a house.

  • The use of technology is a convenient and efficient way to get information to stakeholders.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Finally, seven students also talked in ways that revealed their own self-investment in their academics.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The team discussed various ways to improve communication among members.

Synonyms

share
vsway
667 1.6

A part of money, food or property given to someone

is the alternative term for the same divided portion

Antonyms

484 1.0

All of something seen as one unit

68 4.1

The whole of something that includes every part

Idioms

1.8

Completely from the start to the finish

663 1.0

Something or someone that is going to a place and will arrive soon

634 3.2

To some extent from a certain point of view

519 2.4

Something that stops progress or blocks movement

by the way
  • Informal
448 1.5

To introduce a new topic that is not directly related

356 2.6

Moved aside so it does not block people

255 3.6

To make a big difference

134 3.7

Finished so it no longer blocks progress

In the opposite order, direction, or situation

To help a lot or make something much better

the hard way
  • Informal
76 5.4

To learn something through mistakes and problems instead of taking an easier path

72 2.9

To reach a place or result through something else

47 4.8

A natural skill for dealing with people or animals

out of the way
  • Offensive
38 8.2

Killed to stop someone who is a threat or obstacle

38 3.5

To a great degree and in an impressive way

A single choice to escape a place or situation

23 8.2

To have sex with someone

way back when
  • Informal
22 7.3

A long time ago

22 6.0

Find out by going through a difficult or painful experience instead of being warned

Keeping someone from doing something by blocking them or causing problems

17 6.0

Very sick or having serious money problems

16 4.2

Allow someone to do or choose what they want

every which way
  • Informal
12 4.9

In many different directions in a messy, random way

In a place far from towns and not often visited

How people usually behave and how things usually happen

6 3.0

Already started and continuing now

from way back
  • Informal
5 7.7

Since a long time ago

3 8.0

Decide you can do something after problems are solved

To keep doing something happily without worrying about problems

Unusual in a way that does not follow normal rules

To stop being used and disappear completely

2 8.4

A woman who is pregnant

1 3.0

By a much larger amount than others

To get a high job or power by being dishonest

People stop using something because new things replace it

To work well with children so they feel comfortable

1 9.2

The death that comes to everyone

To reach the top by fighting and pushing through many problems

To be very bad at even simple tasks

To stop living as a natural part of life

Shows deep, real feeling and care when speaking or acting

To make a lot of money while pretending to complain

Making a lot of money while pretending to be unhappy

9.5

To try every possible way to do something

In a general way without details

With many careful details and clear planning

7.4

Helps in a small, quiet, personal way

8.6

To act toward a woman without respect

A choice that causes failure or big trouble

Create chances to move forward in your career

To wait and see how a situation turns out before deciding

To find out what most people think before you act

Compounds

2.0

An exit like a door that you use to leave a place

193 2.4

The usual habits, beliefs, and actions of a person or group

111 2.7

Allowing travel in only one direction

52 3.7

A group of stars that contains our solar system and looks like a band of light in the night sky

31 3.2

Allowing movement and communication in both directions between two sides

A ticket that lets you travel to a place but not back

Skill at speaking or writing in a pleasant, convincing way

10 3.9

A rule that lets one vehicle go before others at a crossing

Far from towns and not easy to reach

Already finished and no longer needing attention

A method for reaching or talking to someone

way-out
  • Archaic
8 8.1

Very unusual and far from normal in ideas or style

A street where cars can travel in only one direction

merry way
  • Informal
5 4.6

To go on happily after leaving someone or somewhere

A road where cars can travel in both directions

4 3.9

A small stop on a route where people pause before continuing

right of way
  • Formal
4 4.9

Permission to pass through someone else's land

one-way street
  • Informal
3 5.4

A situation where only one person gives and the other only takes

A part of Broadway in New York City with bright lights and many theaters

A large group of stars that contains the solar system and looks like a faint milky band in the sky

A longer route that goes around a blocked road to reach a place

Not usual and often interesting or surprising

A phone feature that lets three people talk together at the same time

apex of the sun's way
  • Specialized
9.9

Point in the sky showing the direction the Sun and solar system move among the stars

9.9

A way of acting that flatters a person, often a boss, to get favour

An old Roman road from Rome to Brindisi built in 312 BC

An ancient Roman road north from Rome used by soldiers and traders

A cheerful relaxed way of speaking that shows no worry

nancy way
  • Slur
9.9

A way of behaving that shows you are very gentle and easily upset, often used to insult men

neato way
  • Slang
9.9

A clever, simple trick for doing something more easily

rummy way
  • Archaic
9.9

A strange way of behaving that other people find odd

one-way light time
  • Specialized
9.6

The time a light signal takes to travel in one direction from Earth to a planet like Mars

Rude and likely to offend people

three-way switch
  • Specialized
5.5

A device that lets you turn a light on or off from two different places

toadeater way
  • Offensive
9.9

Acting in a flattering way to gain favor from someone in power

How Much

majority
2.1
share
667 1.6
way
3.0
portion
61 1.3
piece
1.0
bit
1.0

Surface Forms

way singular
ways plural

Etymology

Way in the sense of sharing, as in 'split three ways', comes from the idea of different 'directions' or 'courses' to divide something. A helpful way to remember is to imagine cutting something along different paths so each 'way' is a 'part' or share.