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via

via

3 3.9
A way to get something somewhere, like a road or email
  • noun
  • /ˈviːə/
translation icon : vía
  • You can send your application via email or submit it through our website.

Examples

  • Many of the artworks ended up in well known public museums via various routes.

  • So that is my trying to map the continuum of Bible translations via thought for thought and word for word.

  • We're basically, we produce education, but we finance via the methods you talk about in your book.

  • If you want to receive updates in your email, click 'Via email' in the upper right corner.

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  • And obviously self education can be via us on YouTube, for example, or via a mentor of some sort.

  • I mean, the best route in, I would say is either via our website, via e-mail or socials.

  • Belisarius garrisons Naples and advances up the old Roman Rd, the Via Latina to Rome.

  • The travelers reached their destination via the scenic coastal road.

  • She learned about the event via a friend's recommendation.

Synonyms

way
vsvia
1.0

A path or road from one place to another

also denotes a method or means for achieving something
road
vsvia
2.7

A way to reach a goal or succeed

is broader and also used for literal routes and ancient paths
route
vsvia
1.0

A road or path people use to travel between places

also applies to methods and figurative means of achieving something
passage
vsvia
115 2.5

A way for people or things to move through

is used more broadly for methods and general travel routes
byway
vsvia
9 7.4

A small quiet road in the countryside that people do not use often

is more general and can mean any route or method
thruway
vsvia
  • US
5 4.1

A wide road for fast traffic with few places to enter or leave

is broader and used for any route or method beyond limited highways
throughway
vsvia
  • US
2 4.1

A wide road that lets cars and trucks travel fast without stoplights or intersections

is general and also means methods and nonhighway routes
edgeway
vsvia
  • Archaic
1 9.9

An old narrow path that runs along the edge of a field or cliff

is the general word for routes and methods rather than only narrow border tracks
1 6.5

A path from long ago for carrying goods between places

is more general and used for methods and any kind of route
transpass
vsvia
  • Archaic
9.9

A route or way used to go from one place to another

names a route or method rather than the action of crossing

Compounds

Via Dolorosa
  • Literature
1 9.6

A street in Jerusalem that pilgrims walk to remember the route Jesus took to his crucifixion

via ferrata set
  • Specialized
9.9

Climbing gear that has a safety strap and two metal clips for via ferrata routes

An ancient Roman road that runs north from Rome into northern Italy

9.1

A middle way between two extremes that offers a compromise

A Christian ceremony where people walk between stations and think about Jesus's suffering

A set of pictures or stations in a church that show Jesus's path to the cross

via crucis
  • Literature
9.9

A long painful time someone must go through to reach a goal

Surface Forms

via singular
vias plural

Etymology

Via as a noun comes from Latin via meaning 'road' or 'way', just like the simple English word 'way'. That's why a via can mean the route, road, or method you take to reach a place or to get something done.