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/weɪ/ 
| singular | way |
| plural | ways |
- 1a method for doing somethingway (that):
There are so many delicious ways you can prepare chicken.
way of doing something:Is there any way of contacting you while you’re in Africa?
way to do something:The students are learning new ways to communicate in writing.
- b.someone’s individual manner of behaving or speakingsomeone’s way of doing something:
Have you noticed her irritating way of interrupting when you talk?
change your ways (=behave much better):Greg has really changed his ways since he went to prison.
in someone’s own way (=a style of doing something that is not obvious to other people):In his own way he really is trying to help.
- 3the particular road, path, or track that you use to go from one place to another
I don’t think this is the right way.
way to:Is this the way to the Eiffel Tower?
show/tell someone the way:Could you please show me the way to the temple?
know the way:Does Tim know the way to your house from here?
lose your way (=become lost while going to a place):The tourists lost their way and had to ask for directions.
across the way (=on the other side of the street etc):There’s a petrol station just across the way.
phrases
all the way
be/get/keep out of the/someone’s way
be in a bad way
be on the/its way
be on your way
by a long way
by the way
by way of something
come someone’s way
down/up/over etc someone’s way
either way
get in the way of something
get into the way of doing something
Britishget something out of the way
to finish doing something, especially something difficult or unpleasantI can’t wait to get all this housework out of the way.
give way
go a way towards something
go out of your way to do something
have it both ways
have a way of doing something
have a way with
in a big way
informalin no/not in any way, shape, or form
in the way of
know your way around (something)
no two ways about it
spokenno way
spoken- 1used for saying that you will definitely not do something or that something will definitely not happen
‘Are you inviting Phil to your party?’ ‘No way!’
no way is someone doing something:No way am I going to refuse an offer like that!
there’s no way (that):There’s no way the building work will be finished by today.
on/along the way
one way or another
on the/your way
out of your way
the right/wrong/other way (round/up)
that’s/it’s always the way
to my way of thinking
a way off
way to go
mainly American spokenthat’s the way
spokenway out/around
the way to go
a way into publishing/medicine/journalism etc
ways and means
the way things are
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