way
/weɪ/
noun17
adverb3
adjective1
exclamation1
verb1
forms
wayed · waying · ways · wyse
Phrases with way
- out of the wayRemote or secluded.
- any way one slices itFrom any perspective; in every case.
- by a long wayTo a considerably large extent, easily. Typically used in the negative to indicate something far removed and not easily altered.
- by the wayIncidentally; used in referencing a parenthetical statement not timely, central, or crucial to the topic at hand; foregone, passed by, something that has already happened.
- come a long wayTo make significant progress.
- die the way one livedTo die because of or after doing something characteristic of oneself, especially something that one enjoyed doing.
- every step of the wayThroughout an experience or process.
- feel one's wayTo proceed by touch rather than sight; to feel around.
- fetch wayTo move from the proper place; to come loose.
- gather wayTo begin to move
- get in the wayTo obstruct, hinder, or interfere.
- get one's wayTo obtain the circumstances one wishes for.
- go a long wayTo be adequate or helpful for a significant amount of time.
- go all the wayTo travel the entire distance to one's intended destination.
- go down the wrong wayTo go down the trachea (windpipe) in one's throat instead of the esophagus (the tube in the throat for swallowed food and fluids), typically resulting in coughing or choking.
- go on one's merry wayTo depart.
- go one's own wayTo act on one's own or according to one's own wishes, without regard of the advice of others.
- go out of one's wayTo make an extra effort, so as to help or hinder.
- go the way ofTo end up the same way as; to undergo the same fate as.
- have a way withTo be skilled, adept, or graceful with or at (something).