way
1noun
- an old Roman or pre-Roman road: Icknield Way.
- a minor street in a town: He lives in Stepney Way.
- ways, two or more ground ways down which a hull slides in being launched.
- movement or passage through the water.
Idioms for way
- by the route of; through; via.
- as a method or means of: to number articles by way of distinguishing them.
- British. in the state or position of (being, doing, etc.); ostensibly: He is by way of being an authority on the subject.
- to withdraw or retreat: The army gave way before the advance of the enemy.
- to collapse; yield; break down: You will surely give way under the strain of overwork.
- to yield to: He gave way to their entreaties.
- to become unrestrained or uninhibited; lose control of (one's temper, emotions, etc.): I gave way to my rage and ordered them from the house.
- to do completely or wholeheartedly.
- to take a decisive action, especially one from which no retreat is possible: Neither side wants to go all the way with nuclear warfare.
- to engage in sexual intercourse.
- to go along a course in advance of others, as a guide.
- to take the initiative; be first or most prominent: In fashion she has always led the way.
- to go forward; proceed: to make one's way through the mud.
- to achieve recognition or success; advance: to make one's way in the world.
- to allow to pass; clear the way: Make way for the king!
- to relinquish to another; withdraw: He resigned to make way for a younger man.
- Nautical. to make forward or astern progress even though engines are not running.
- in a state or condition so as not to obstruct or hinder.
- dealt with; disposed of: I feel better, now that one problem is out of the way.
- murdered: to have a person put out of the way.
- out of the frequented way; at a distance from the usual route.
- improper; amiss: There was something decidedly out of the way about her explanation.
- extraordinary; unusual: Such behavior was out of the way for him.
Origin of way
1SYNONYMS FOR way
OTHER WORDS FROM way
way·less, adjectiveWords nearby way
Definition for way (2 of 2)
adverb
Origin of way
2Example sentences from the Web for way
It was also an attack on our freedom of expression and way of life.
Empire will be hate-watched and may set off some conversations on its way from fading from our minds.
‘Empire’ Review: Hip-Hop Musical Chairs with an Insane Soap Opera Twist |Judnick Mayard |January 8, 2015 |DAILY BEASTProfessor Penelope Leach told The Daily Beast it was ludicrous to monitor young children in that way.
Britain May Spy on Preschoolers Searching for Potential Jihadis |Nico Hines |January 7, 2015 |DAILY BEASTI always wanted my life to be that way, and it became that way.
Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s Greatness |Marlow Stern |January 7, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
I mean, physically, mentally, you know, in every way, shape, and form.
I Tried to Warn You About Sleazy Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein in 2003 |Vicky Ward |January 7, 2015 |DAILY BEASTFenton led the way into the smoking-room, selected a couple of chairs in the further corner, then held out his cigar case.
People of Position |Stanley Portal HyattCare of the rooms was strictly included in the boarder's twenty dollars a month, but Kern was not thinking of it that way exactly.
V. V.'s Eyes |Henry Sydnor HarrisonOn the way Bova bethought him how he could have deserved such a shameful death, and to lose his life in the flower of his days.
The Russian Garland |VariousI again refused, and we stood higgling, until we agreed that I should pay him six, and one by way of a dress for himself.
The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan |James MorierI was already marked out for the life of a student, yet little that was in the books I read seemed to find its way into my mind.'
Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 3 of 3) |John Morley
British Dictionary definitions for way
noun
- a means or line of passage, such as a path or track
- (in combination)waterway
- a street in or leading out of a town
- (capital when part of a street name)Icknield Way
- via
- serving asby way of introduction
- in the state or condition ofby way of being an artist
- to collapse or break down
- to withdraw or yield
- to step aside for or stop for
- to give full rein to (emotions, etc)
- to go first
- to set an example or precedent
- to proceed or advance
- to achieve success in life
- becoming unfashionable, obsolete, etc
- dying
- removed or dealt with so as to be no longer a hindrance
- remote
- unusual and sometimes improper
adverb
- at a considerable distance or extentway over yonder
- very farthey're way up the mountain
Word Origin for way
Idioms and Phrases with way
In addition to the idioms beginning with way
- way the wind blows, which
- way to go
also see:
- all the way
- by the way
- by way of
- can't punch one's way out of a paper bag
- come a long way
- come one's way
- cut both ways
- downhill all the way
- every which way
- feel one's way
- find one's way
- from way back
- get one's way
- give way
- go all the way
- go a long way toward
- go one's way
- go out of one's way
- go the way of all flesh
- hard way
- have a way with
- have it both ways
- have one's way with
- in a bad way
- in a big way
- in a way
- in one's way
- in the family way
- in the way
- in the worst way
- know all the answers (one's way around)
- laugh all the way to the bank
- lead the way
- look the other way
- make one's way
- make way
- mend one's ways
- more than one way to skin a cat
- not built that way
- no two ways about it
- no way
- one way or another
- on one's way
- on the way
- on the way out
- other way round
- out of the way
- parting of the ways
- pave the way
- pay one's way
- pick one's way
- put in the way of
- right of way
- rub the wrong way
- see one's way to
- set in one's ways
- show the way
- take the wrong way
- that's how (the way) the ball bounces
- under way
- wend one's way
- work one's way