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[weɪ] noun [C] I

1) a method for doing something

There are so many delicious ways you can prepare chicken.[/ex]

Is there any way of contacting you while you're in Africa?[/ex]

The students are learning new ways to communicate in writing.[/ex]

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easy I,

hard I

2) the manner or style in which something happens or is done

I love to watch the way she plays with the children.[/ex]

That's no way to talk to your mother.[/ex]

3) the particular road, path, or track that you use in order to go from one place to another

I don't think this is the right way.[/ex]

The tourists lost their way (= became lost) and had to ask for directions.[/ex]

Is this the way to the Eiffel Tower?[/ex]

Does Tim know the way to your house from here?[/ex]

Could you please show me the way to the bus station?[/ex]

Don't bother picking me up. It's really out of your way (= far from the road you use).[/ex]

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lead I

4) the direction or position where something is, or the direction in which something is standing or moving

The bathroom is this way.[/ex]

The car was going the wrong way.[/ex]

5) the distance from one place to another

The nearest shop is quite a long way from here.[/ex]

The children were arguing all the way home.[/ex]

6) a distance in time from one event to another

The Christmas holidays were still a long way off.[/ex]

7) a particular aspect of something

The evening was a great success, in more ways than one.[/ex]

In a way, I agree with you.[/ex]

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be on the/its way — to be about to arrive or happen[/ex]

Economists fear a recession is on the way.[/ex]

by the way — used for introducing a new or extra fact or comment into a conversation[/ex]

By the way, I'll be late home tonight.[/ex]

by the way — spoken used for adding a remark that is not relevant to the main subject of your conversation[/ex]

By the way, Jeff called this afternoon.[/ex]

get/have your (own) way — to be allowed to do what you want, although other people want something different[/ex]

get in the way of sth — to prevent something from happening[/ex]

The new rules are just getting in the way of progress.[/ex]

get sth out of the way — to finish doing something that is difficult or unpleasant[/ex]

I want to get this out of the way before the weekend.[/ex]

give way — 1) if something gives way, it breaks because there is too much weight or pressure on it; 2) to agree to something that someone else wants instead of what you want[/ex]

We will not give way to terrorism.[/ex]

— 3) Britishto allow another vehicle to go before you when you are driving

Drivers must give way to cyclists.[/ex]

— 4) give way to sth to be replaced by something, especially something newer or better

Over the next few years, the city's buses will give way to a new light rail system.[/ex]

go out of your way to do sth — to make an extra effort to do something, even though it is not convenient or easy to do[/ex]

have come a long way — to have made a lot of progress or improvement[/ex]

have come a long way — to have achieved a lot of things and made progress[/ex]

Technology has come a long way since the days of telegrams.[/ex]

have a long way to go — to need a lot more progress or improvement[/ex]

have a long way to go — to need to do a lot more before you are successful[/ex]

We've raised £100 so far, but we still have a long way to go.[/ex]

in a big way — informal a lot[/ex]

Investors were buying Internet stocks in a big way.[/ex]

know your way around (sth) — to be very familiar with a particular place or activity[/ex]

make way — to move in order to allow someone to go forward or get past[/ex]

The crowd made way as police officers entered the building.[/ex]

make way for sth — to provide space for something new by removing what was there before[/ex]

They plan to demolish the houses to make way for a petrol station.[/ex]

no way — spoken 1) used for saying that something will definitely not happen[/ex]

'Are you inviting Phil to your party?' 'No way!'[/ex]

— 2) used for expressing surprise, or for telling someone that you do not believe them

She said that to you? No way![/ex]

one way or another — used for saying that something will definitely happen, even though you do not know how it will happen[/ex]

One way or another, I'm going to go to Europe.[/ex]

way of life — the way people normally live in a place, or the things that they normally do or experience[/ex]

Fishing has been a way of life here for centuries.[/ex]

People see this as a threat to their way of life.[/ex]

you can't have it both ways — used for saying that someone cannot have all the benefits from two possible situations[/ex]

What's more important, your family or your job? You can't have it both ways.[/ex]

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find I

Other words meaning way ■ means a way that makes it possible to do something ■ method a way of doing something that involves following a detailed plan ■ procedure a way of doing something that involves doing specific activities in a particular order ■ strategy a way of achieving an aim that involves detailed planning ■ system a way of doing something that involves following an organized set of rules ■ technique a way of doing something that involves using particular skills II

adv

informal way [weɪ]

by a large amount or distance

Michael was way ahead of the other runners.[/ex]

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way back — informal a long time ago in the past[/ex]

I graduated way back in 1982.[/ex]