noun
way
way
noun
1
A road, path, or route from one place to another.
"Can you show me the way to the station?"
2
A method or manner of doing something.
"There's more than one way to solve this problem."
"She has a funny way of explaining things."
3
A particular respect, degree, or aspect.
"In some ways, the new plan is actually simpler."
adv
1
By a great distance or degree; far.
"That's way too expensive for me."
"The concert is way better than I expected."
How to Use Way
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA path or route, or more broadly, a method, style, or degree of something.
Memory tip
As an intensifier ("way too much," "way better"), "way" is informal — fine in speech but not in formal writing.
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Common pairings
find a way
way of life
no way
by the way
Word Forms
wayed past tense, ways plural, ways plural, ways plural, ways singular
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Etymology
From Old English weġ, an ancient word for "road" or "path" that goes all the way back to a shared Indo-European root also behind Latin vehere ("to carry").