ways
[ weyz ]
/ weɪz /
noun (used with a singular verb)
Origin of ways
Words nearby ways
Definition for ways (2 of 3)
way
1
[ wey ]
/ weɪ /
noun
Origin of way
1
before 900; Middle English
wei(gh)e, wai, Old English
weg; cognate with Dutch, German
Weg, Old Norse
vegr, Gothic
wigs; akin to Latin
vehere to carry
SYNONYMS FOR way
4 detail, part.
7 space, interval.
10 track.
14 usage, practice, wont.
OTHER WORDS FROM way
way·less, adjectiveDefinition for ways (3 of 3)
-ways
a suffix appearing in native English adverbs: always; sideways.
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British Dictionary definitions for ways (1 of 2)
-ways
suffix forming adverbs
indicating direction or manner
sideways
Word Origin for -ways
Old English
weges, literally: of the way, from
weg
way
British Dictionary definitions for ways (2 of 2)
way
/ (weɪ) /
noun
adverb
Word Origin for way
Old English
weg; related to Old Frisian
wei, Old Norse
vegr, Gothic
wigs
Idioms and Phrases with ways
way