way

n.

1. 1. A road, path, or highway affording passage from one place to another.
   2. An opening affording passage: This door is the only way into the attic.
2. 1. Space to proceed: cleared the way for the parade.
   2. Opportunity to advance: opened the way to peace.
3. A course that is or may be used in going from one place to another: tried to find the shortest way home.
4. Progress or travel along a certain route or in a specific direction: on his way north.
5. A course of conduct or action: tried to take the easy way out.
6. A manner or method of doing: several ways of solving this problem; had no way to reach her.
7. A usual or habitual manner or mode of being, living, or acting: the American way of life.
8. An individual or personal manner of behaving, acting, or doing: Have it your own way.
9. also ways (wāz) (used with a sing. verb) Informal. Distance: The travelers have come a long way. That village is a good ways off.
10. 1. A specific direction: He glanced my way.
    2. A participant. Often used in combination: a three-way conversation.
11. 1. An aspect, particular, or feature: resembles his father in many ways; in no way comparable.
    2. Nature or category: not much in the way of a plot.
12. Freedom to do as one wishes: if I had my way.
13. An aptitude or facility: She certainly does have a way with words.
14. A state or condition: He is in a bad way financially.
15. Vicinity: Drop in when you're out our way.
16. A longitudinal strip on a surface that serves to guide a moving machine part. Often used in the plural.
17. ways (used with a sing. or pl. verb) Nautical. The structure on which a ship is built and from which it slides when launched.

adv.

1. Informal. By a great distance or to a great degree; far: way off base; way too expensive.
2. Slang. Very; extremely: “Can they really make a car that's way cool?” (Fortune).
3. Informal. From this place; away: Go way.

idioms:

all the way

1. From beginning to end; completely: drove all the way from Detroit to Pittsburgh.

by the way

1. Incidentally: By the way, you forgot to cash that check.

by way of

1. Through; via: flew to the Far East by way of the polar route.
2. As a means of: made no comment by way of apology.

go out of (one's) (or the) way

1. To inconvenience oneself in doing something beyond what is required.

in a way

1. To a certain extent; with reservations: I like the new styles, in a way.
2. From one point of view: In a way, you're right.

in the way

1. In a position to obstruct, hinder, or interfere.

no way Informal.

1. Certainly not: Did you like that movie?–No way! It was boring.

on (one's) (or the) way

1. In the process of coming, going, or traveling: She is on her way out the door. Winter is on the way.

on the way

1. On the route of a journey: met him on the way to town; ran into them on the way.

out of the way

1. In such a position as not to obstruct, hinder, or interfere.
2. Taken care of; disposed of: some details to get out of the way first.
3. In a remote location.
4. Of an unusual character; remarkable.
5. Improper; amiss: said nothing out of the way.

[Middle English, from Old English weg.]

SYNONYMS  way, route, course, passage, pass, artery. These nouns refer to paths leading from one place or point to another. Way is the least specific: “Many ways meet in one town” (Shakespeare). We made our way on foot. Show me the way home. Route refers to a planned, well-established, or regularly traveled way: “Their one purpose of speed over the great ocean routes was achieved by perfect balance of spars and sails to the curving lines of the smooth black hull” (Samuel Eliot Morison). Course suggests the path or channel taken by something that moves: “earth's diurnal course” (William Wordsworth). Passage denotes a traversal over, across, or through something: The shortcut was a dark passage between the buildings. Pass usually refers to a way affording passage around, over, or through a barrier: “They had reached one of those very narrow passes between two tall stones” (George Eliot). An artery is a main route for the circulation of traffic into which local routes flow: An accident on the central artery backed up traffic for miles. See also synonyms at method.

USAGE NOTE   Way has long been an intensifying adverb meaning “to a great degree,” as in way over budget. This usage is both acceptable and common but has an informal ring. • Way is also used as a general intensifier, as in way cool and way depressing. This locution has expanded beyond its original range of younger speakers, but it is still regarded as slang. • In American English ways is often used as an equivalent of way in phrases such as a long ways to go. The usage is acceptable but is usually considered informal.

noun

1. A course affording passage from one place to another: avenue, boulevard, drive, expressway, freeway, highway, path, road, roadway, route, street, superhighway, thoroughfare, thruway, turnpike. See move/halt, open/close.
2. The approach used to do something: fashion, manner, method, mode, modus operandi, style, system, wise². See means.
3. A habitual way of behaving: consuetude, custom, habit, habitude, manner, practice, praxis, usage, usance, use, wont. See usual/unusual.
4. The manner in which one behaves: action (often used in plural), behavior, comportment, conduct, deportment. See be.
5. An extent, measured or unmeasured, of linear space: distance, length, space, stretch. Informal piece. See big/small/amount.

Idioms beginning with way:
wayside
way to go

See also 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.

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n. 1. forward or backward motion of a ship or boat through water: the dinghy lost way and drifted toward the shore.

2. (ways) a sloping structure down which a new ship is launched.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

A street, alley, or other thoroughfare or easement permanently established for the passage of persons or vehicles.

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IN BRIEF: A road or path. Also: A technique.

One finds one's way only by taking it. — A.D. Sertillanges.

Tutor's tip: Another word that sounds like "way" which means a road or path, is "weigh" which means to use a scale to measure how heavy something is.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - vej, retning, stykke, facon, væsen, måde, branche, fag
adv. - langt, meget

idioms:

• by a long way    langt (bedre)
• by the way    iøvrigt, forøvrigt, forresten, undervejs
• by way of    som, ved hjælp af, for at, via, over
• come a long way    komme langt
• get in the way    komme i vejen
• get one's way    få det som ønsket
• give way    give efter, vige, bryde sammen
• go one's own way    gå egne veje, egenrådig, selvstændig
• go out of one's way    gå langt for en sag
• have it one's way    få det som ønsket
• in a way    på en måde
• in no way    på ingen måde
• in the way    i vejen
• on the way    på vej
• on the way out    på vej ud, gå af mode
• the way forward    vejen fremad
• way back    dengang, for længe siden, langt tilbage
• way behind    langt bagude
• way of life    livsstil
• way off beam    helt galt på den
• way out    langt ude
• ways and means    fremgangsmåder, metoder

Nederlands (Dutch)
weg, doorgang, route, afstand, manier, methode, kant, wijze, beloop, gewoonte, baan

Français (French)
n. - chemin, voie, (en cours) de route, direction, sens, passage, distance, façon, manière, aspect, coutume, moyen, égard, état, volonté, désir, à son idée
adv. - très, largement, loin, bien (au-delà)

idioms:

• be on one's way    être en chemin/en cours de route, arriver, partir
• by a long way    de beaucoup
• by the way    à propos, en passant, soit dit en passant
• by way of    via, au moyen de, à travers, comme méthode de
• come one's way    en avoir l'occasion, si l'occasion se présente, survenir
• get in the way of    gêner le passage
• get one's way    arriver à ses fins
• give way    (Mil) battre en retraite, se retirer, s'effondrer, céder
• go all the way    coucher ensemble
• go one's own way    faire à son idée, n'en faire qu'à sa tête, faire bande à part
• go one's way    passer son chemin
• go out of one's way    se donner du mal pour, se couper en quatre, faire un détour
• go someone's way    gêner qn
• have a way with    avoir une approche avec
• have a way with one    savoir persuader, savoir s'y prendre
• have it one's way    arriver à ses fins
• have one's way with    bien savoir, savoir comment, avoir une façon toute personnelle de
• in a way    en quelque sorte, en un sens
• in no way    en aucune façon
• in one's own way    à sa façon
• in the way    (bloquer) le passage, gêner
• in the way of    (être) en train de, (être) en voie de
• no way    pas question
• on one's way out    s'apprêter à sortir
• on the way    sur le chemin
• on the way out    (fig) passer de mode
• over the way    en face
• that way    (partir) par là, (être) dans cette direction
• the way forward    (lit, fig) marche en avant
• to have come a long way    venir de loin, (fig) avoir bien réussi
• way back    (être) sur le chemin du retour
• way behind    loin derrière
• way of life    mode de vie
• way off beam    hors d'atteinte, hors sujet, (fig) dérailler
• way out    excentrique, super, formidable
• way to go    avoir encore une grande distance à parcourir
• ways and means    moyens

Deutsch (German)
n. - Weg, Richtung, Art und Weise, Art, Lauf, Wille, Verfassung, Fahrt, Teile, Gebiet, Hinsicht
adv. - weit

idioms:

• be on one's way    unterwegs, auf dem Weg
• by a long way    bei weitem
• by the way    nebenbei, übrigens
• by way of    über, als
• come one's way    die Gelegenheit haben zu, etw. für jmdn. auftauchen
• get in the way of    im Wege sein
• get one's way    seinen Willen durchsetzen
• give way    nachgeben, zusammenbrechen, Vorfahrt achten, den Vortritt lassen, weichen, Vorfahrt lassen
• go all the way    [jmdm.] in jeder Hinsicht zustimmen
• go one's own way    seinen eigenen Weg gehen
• go one's way    weggehen, seiner Wege gehen (veralt.)
• go out of one's way    sein möglichstes tun, Anstrengungen unternehmen
• go someone's way    den gleichen Weg gehen, wie jmd., jmdn. begleiten
• have a way with    so eine gewisse Art mit jmdm. haben
• have a way with one    zurecht od. gut auskommen mit jmdm.
• have it one's way    seinen Willen durchsetzen
• have one's way with    (humor) mit jmdm. Geschlechtsverkehr haben
• in a way    in gewissem Sinne
• in no way    auf keinen Fall, durchaus nicht
• in one's own way    unabhängig sein, eigene Wege gehen
• in the way    im Weg
• in the way of    auf den Weg od. dabei od. darüber zu, hinsichtlich, betreffs, in bezug auf
• no way    in keiner Weise, keineswegs
• on one's way out    beim Hinausgehen, beim Hinausfahren
• on the way    auf dem Weg
• on the way out    passé, am Ende
• over the way    gegenüber
• that way    (Euph) um zu sagen, dass jmd. schwul ist
• the way forward    der Weg in die Zukunft
• to have come a long way    es weit bringen
• way back    Rückfahrt, Rückweg
• way behind    weit hinten
• way of life    Lebensstil
• way off beam    (weit) vom Kurs ab, auf dem Holzweg
• way out    Ausgang, Ausweg
• way to go    Toll!, Phantastisch!, Klasse! (ugs)
• ways and means    Methoden

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - δρόμος, οδός, τρόπος, φέρσιμο, συνήθεια, άποψη, κατάσταση, διεύθυνση ή κατεύθυνση, δρόμος, έθιμο, διαδρομή, πορεία
adv. - αλάργα, πέρα, μακριά, ολότελα, πέρα για πέρα

idioms:

• by a long way    κατά πολύ
• by the way    μια και τό'φερε η κουβέντα, επί τη ευκαιρία
• by way of    δια μέσου, μέσω, υπό μορφήν
• come a long way    έρχομαι από μακριά, (μτφ.) προκόβω, καζαντίζω, φτουρώ
• cut both ways    (καθομ.) είμαι δίκοπο μαχαίρι
• get in the way    μπαίνω εμπόδιο
• get one's way    περνάει το δικό μου
• give way    υποχωρώ, ενδίδω, χάνω έδαφος
• go one's own way    τραβώ το δρόμο μου
• go out of one's way    πάω γυρεύοντας, πάω φιρί φιρί για
• have it one's way    κάνω το δικό μου, περνάει το δικό μου
• in a way    κατά ένα/κάποιο τρόπο
• in no way    κατά κανένα τρόπο
• in the way    στη μέση, εμπόδιο
• make way    κάνω τόπο για/σε, κάνω στην πάντα να περάσει
• on the way    καθ' οδόν, στο δρόμο (για)
• on the way out    προς το τέλος, στο ξεθύμασμα
• pick one's way    ελίσσομαι ή κινούμαι με προσοχή
• the way forward    ο δρόμος προς την επιτυχία
• way back    πίσω στο παρελθόν
• way behind    που υστερεί πολύ
• way of life    τρόπος ζωής
• way off beam    εντελώς λάθος
• way out    έξοδος, θύρα εξόδου
• ways and means    πόθεν έσχες, πόροι, πρόσοδοι

Italiano (Italian)
direzione, percorso, modo, corso, costume, traiettoria, cammino, strada, via

idioms:

• across the way    di fronte
• be in the family way    essere incinta
• be in the way    ostacolare
• be on the way    essere in procinto
• by a long way    di gran lunga
• by the way    a proposito
• by way of    via, per mezzo di
• come a long way    aver fatto passi da gigante
• eat one's way through something    stramangiare
• gather way    mettersi in moto
• get in the way    essere tra i piedi di
• give way    dare la precedenza
• go one's own way    farsi i fatti propri
• go out of one's way    prendersi il disturbo di, farsi in quattro per
• goes a long way    andare lontano
• have it both ways    in entrambi i casi
• have it one's way/get one's way    ottenere ciò che si vuole
• in a way    in un certo senso
• in no way    assolutamente no
• in the way    fra i piedi
• know one's way around    sapersela cavare
• laughing all the way to the bank    ridendosela fino alla porta della banca
• look the other way    chiudere un occhio
• make way    fare posto
• mend one's ways    ravvedersi
• on the way    nel corso del viaggio
• on the way out    morente
• out of the way    fuori strada
• right of way    precedenza
• the other way around/round/about    al contrario
• the way forward    il proseguimento
• under way    in corso
• way back    ritorno
• way behind    molto indietro
• way of life    modo di vita
• way out    via d'uscita
• way station    stazione secondaria
• ways and means    di tesoreria

Português (Portuguese)
n. - caminho (m), modo (m), costume (m), ponto (m)
adv. - embora

idioms:

• be in the way    bloquear
• be on the way    estar a caminho
• by a long way    por um longo caminho
• by the way    a propósito, de passagem, perto de
• by way of    via
• come a long way    passar por muita coisa
• get in the way    ir
• get/have it one's way    ter liberdade
• give way    dar espaço
• go one's own way    fazer do jeito da pessoa
• go out of one's way    esforçar bastante
• goes a long way    demorar
• have it both ways    ter das duas formas
• in a way    até certo ponto, de uma forma
• in no way    de forma alguma
• on the way    a caminho
• on the way out    a caminho da saída
• out of the way    afastado, morto
• the other way around/round/about    ao contrário
• the way forward    o caminho adiante
• way back    no passado, volta (f)
• way behind    caminho de volta
• way of life    modo de vida
• way out    excêntrico
• ways and means    modos, possibilidades

Русский (Russian)
путь, маршрут, направление, расстояние, движение вперед, образ действия, метод, манера поведения, характерная черта, уклад, привычки, аспект, положение, сфера деятельности, категория, возможность, средство

idioms:

• be in the way    мешать, препятствовать
• be on the way    быть в пути
• by a long way    значительно, гораздо
• by the way    кстати, между прочим, по пути
• by way of    через, в качестве, с целью, в ходе
• come a long way    сделать большие успехи
• get in the way    препятствовать чему-л. путаться под ногами
• get/have it one's way    добиться своего, настоять на своем
• give way    отступить, сдаться, поддаваться, не выдерживать, рухнуть, снижаться (о ценах), погнуться, "Весла на воду!"
• go one's own way    идти своим путем
• go out of one's way    делать что-л., не предусмотренное обстоятельствами
• goes a long way    играть важную роль
• have it both ways    иметь и то, и другое
• in a way    в известном смысле, до некоторой степени
• in no way    бесполезно, ни в коем случае
• on the way    по дороге, в пути, на подходе
• on the way out    на грани увольнения, исчезающий, устаревающий
• out of the way    отдаленный, решенный (о проблеме), неуместный
• the other way around/round/about    наоборот
• the way forward    путь к успеху
• way back    давно
• way behind    далеко позади
• way of life    образ жизни
• way out    выход
• ways and means    пути и средства, бюджетные предложения, денежные средства

Español (Spanish)
n. - dirección, lado, modo, forma, manera, curso, marcha, costumbre, hábito, camino, ruta, sendero, carretera, avance, moda, estilo, aspecto
adv. - modo de obrar

idioms:

• be on one's way    estar en camino
• by a long way    con mucho
• by the way    de paso, a propósito, incidentalmente, entre paréntesis
• by way of    como, a modo de, a título de, pasando por
• come one's way    presentarse (oportunidad, etc.) a uno, caerle a uno en suerte
• get in the way of    ponerse en medio, obstaculizar, entrometerse
• get one's way    salirse con la suya
• give way    ceder, ceder el paso, retroceder, dejarse llevar por, entregarse
• go all the way    ir hasta el fin
• go one's own way    seguir su propio camino, obrar a su antojo, hacer rancho aparte
• go one's way    partir, irse por su propio camino, seguir su camino
• go out of one's way    tomarse la molestia de, desvivirse por, hacer todo lo posible por, cambiar de planes
• go someone's way    seguir el itinerario de alguien
• have a way with    darse bien con
• have a way with one    tener encanto y modos persuasivos
• have it one's way    salirse con la suya
• have one's way with    manejarse bien, tener poder de persuasión
• in a way    en cierto modo, hasta cierto punto
• in no way    de ninguna manera
• in one's own way    a la manera de uno, al modo de uno
• in the way    obstáculo, estorbo
• in the way of    en el sentido de
• no way    de ninguna manera
• on one's way out    a la salida, saliendo, de pasada cuando uno sale
• on the way    en camino, de paso
• on the way out    a la salida, saliendo
• over the way    por allá
• that way    así, de esta manera
• the way forward    el camino acertado
• to have come a long way    haber evolucionado o avanzado mucho, lograr el objetivo después de mucho tiempo
• way back    hace tiempo
• way behind    muy por detrás, anticuados o atrasados
• way of life    estilo de vida
• way off beam    (completamente) equivocado, en el mal camino, mal direccionado
• way out    salida, solución
• way to go    camino a recorrer
• ways and means    medios y arbitrios, métodos

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - väg, håll, vägsträcka, sätt, vana
adv. - alldeles

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
路, 路途, 路线, 远远地, 非常, 大大地

idioms:

• by a long way    大大地
• by the way    在途中, 顺便
• by way of    经由
• come a long way    远道而来, 取得很多成就, 取得很大的进展
• get in the way    挡住去路, 挡路, 防碍
• get one's way    离开, 出发
• give way    让步
• go one's own way    一意孤行, 独自行动
• go out of one's way    特地, 不怕麻烦地, 自动, 自愿
• have it one's way    随某人的便, 想怎样就怎样, 随心所欲, 自主行事
• in a way    在某种程度上
• in no way    决不
• in the way    挡道
• on the way    在途中, 接近
• on the way out    即将灭亡
• the way forward    向前的路
• way back    老早就, 很久以前
• way behind    远远落在后面, 进度落后
• way of life    生活方式, 行为准则
• way off beam    离谱, 未打中
• way out    摆脱困境的办法, 太平门, 出口
• ways and means    方法, 手段

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 路, 路途, 路線
adv. - 遠遠地, 非常, 大大地

idioms:

• by a long way    大大地
• by the way    在途中, 順便
• by way of    經由
• come a long way    遠道而來, 取得很多成就, 取得很大的進展
• get in the way    擋住去路, 擋路, 防礙
• get one's way    離開, 出發
• give way    讓步
• go one's own way    一意孤行, 獨自行動
• go out of one's way    特地, 不怕麻煩地, 自動, 自願
• have it one's way    隨某人的便, 想怎樣就怎樣, 隨心所欲, 自主行事
• in a way    在某種程度上
• in no way    決不
• in the way    擋道
• on the way    在途中, 接近
• on the way out    即將滅亡
• the way forward    向前的路
• way back    老早就, 很久以前
• way behind    遠遠落在後面, 進度落後
• way of life    生活方式, 行為準則
• way off beam    離譜, 未打中
• way out    擺脫困境的辦法, 太平門, 出口
• ways and means    方法, 手段

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 길, 거리, 방향
adv. - 아득히, 저쪽으로, 훨씬

idioms:

• by a long way    멀리
• by the way    그건 그렇고, 여담이지만
• by way of    ~의 대신으로, ~할 목적으로, ~라고 일컫고 있다
• come a long way    계속 출세하다
• get in the way    방해되다
• get one's way    하고 싶은 것을 해내다, 하고 싶은 대로 하다
• give way    무너지다, 비탄에 젖다, (값이) 떨어지다
• go one's own way    자기 생각대로 하다
• go out of one's way    각별히 노력하다, 일부러 ~하다
• have it one's way    마음대로 하다
• in a way    보기에 따라서는, 다소
• in no way    결코 ~않다, 조금도 ~않다
• in the way    방해가 되어
• the way forward    앞으로의 길
• way out    사라지다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 道, ローマ道, 進水台, 動面, 行く途上, 途中の時間, 道筋, 通り道, 進行, 前進, 道のり, 習慣, 方法, 職業, 方向, 箇所, 意思, 具合
adv. - あちらへ, はるかに, ずっと

idioms:

• be in the way    じゃまになって
• be on the way    腹に入って
• be set in one's ways    凝り固まって
• by the way    ところで, 途中で
• by way of    通って, 経由で, …のつもりで, 代わりに, …するために
• get in the way    じゃまになる
• get/have it one's way    思い通りにする
• go out of one's way    回り道する, わざわざする
• in a way    多少, 一面では, ある意味では
• in no way    決して…ない
• in/out of harm's way    安全な所に
• laugh/cry all the way to the bank    しゃにむに金を作る
• make way    道をあける, 進む, 進歩する
• on the way    腹に入って
• on the way out    すたれかけて, 死滅しかかって
• out of someone's way    回り道をする, わざわざ～する
• out of the way    邪魔にならない所に, 道から離れた, 人里離れた, 普通でない
• right of way    優先通行権, 道路用地, 鉄道用地
• the way forward    前に進む
• way back    帰り道
• way behind    ずっと遅れて
• way of life    生活習慣
• way out    脱出法, 出口
• way station    中間駅

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) طريق, سبيل, مسافه, سفر, سير, خطه, أسلوب, كيفيه, وسيله, طريقه (ظرف) كثيرا, بعيدا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮דרך, אורח, נתיב, אופן, שיטה, צורה, כיוון, סביבה, מקום, רחוק, שביל, עיסוק, מצב, תחום‬
adv. - ‮למרחק רב (מדוברת), הרחק‬

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