WAY


Meaning of WAY in English

[ weɪ ]

■ noun

1》 a method, style, or manner of doing something.

↘the typical manner in which someone behaves or in which something happens.

↘ formal or Scottish a person's occupation or line of business.

2》 [in place names ] a road, track, path, or street.

↘a route or means taken in order to reach, enter, or leave a place.

↘the route along which someone or something is travelling or would travel if unobstructed: Martin blocked her ~.

↘a specified direction.

↘( one's ~ ) used with a verb and adverbial phrase to intensify the force of an action or to denote movement or progress: I shouldered my ~ to the bar.

↘forward motion or momentum of a ship or boat through water.

3》 the distance in space or time between two points.

4》 informal a particular area or locality: I was down your ~ last night.

5》 a particular aspect of something.

↘a specified condition or state.

6》 ( ~s ) parts into which something divides or is divided.

7》 ( ~s ) a sloping structure down which a new ship is launched.

■ adverb informal at or to a considerable distance or extent (used before an adverb or preposition for emphasis).

↘ chiefly N. Amer. much.

↘ US informal really (used for emphasis). [shortening of a~ .]

Phrases

across ( Brit. also over ) the ~ nearby, especially on the opposite side of the street.

by the ~ incidentally.

by ~ of

1》 via.

2》 as a form of.

3》 by means of.

come one's ~ happen or become available to one.

get (or have ) one's (own) ~ get or do what one wants in spite of opposition.

give ~

1》 yield.

2》 (of a support or structure) be unable to carry a load or withstand a force and collapse or break.

3》 Brit. allow someone or something to be or go first.

4》 ( give ~ to ) be replaced or superseded by.

go all (or the whole ) ~ informal have full sexual intercourse with someone.

go out of one's ~ make a special effort to do something.

go one's own ~ act independently or as one wishes, especially against contrary advice.

go one's ~

1》 (of events, circumstances, etc.) be favourable to one.

2》 leave.

have a ~ with have a particular talent for dealing with or ability in.

have a ~ with one have a charming and persuasive manner.

have one's ~ with humorous have sex with.

in a ~ (or in some ~s or in one ~ ) to a certain extent.

in no ~ not at all.

lead the ~ go first along a route to show someone the ~.

↘be a pioneer.

my ~ or the high~ N. Amer. informal said to assert the view that there is no alternative (apart from leaving) but to accept the speaker's opinions or policies.

one ~ and another taking most aspects into account.

one ~ or the other (or one ~ and another ) used to indicate that something is the case for any of various reasons.

↘by some means.

↘whichever of two given alternatives is the case.

on the (or its ) ~ about to arrive or happen.

on the (or one's ) ~ out informal

1》 going out of fashion or favour.

2》 dying.

the other ~ round (or around ; Brit. also about ) in the opposite position or direction.

↘the opposite of what is expected or supposed.

out of the ~

1》 (of a place) remote.

2》 dealt with or finished.

↘(of a person) no longer an obstacle to someone's plans.

3》 [usu. with negative ] unusual or exceptional.

that ~ euphemistic homosexual.

~ back (also ~ back when ) informal long ago.

the ~ of the Cross

1》 the journey of Jesus to the place of his crucifixion.

2》 the suffering and self-sacrifice of a Christian.

the ~ of the world the manner in which people typically behave or things typically happen.

~s and means the methods and resources for achieving something.

~ to go N. Amer. informal used to express pleasure, approval, or excitement.

Origin

OE weg , of Gmc origin, from a base meaning 'move, carry'.

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