English to English
way
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noun (n)
- a line leading to a place or point(noun.location)Example:
Didn't know the way home.
source: wordnet30 - the condition of things generally(noun.state)Example:
That's the way it is.
I felt the same way.
source: wordnet30 - a course of conduct(noun.act)Example:
We went our separate ways.
source: wordnet30 - any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another(noun.artifact)Example:
He said he was looking for the way out.
source: wordnet30 - a journey or passage(noun.act)Example:
They are on the way.
source: wordnet30 - the property of distance in general(noun.attribute)Example:
It's a long way to Moscow.
He went a long ways.
source: wordnet30 - doing as one pleases or chooses(noun.cognition)Example:
If I had my way.
source: wordnet30 - a general category of things; used in the expression `in the way of'(noun.cognition)Example:
They didn't have much in the way of clothing.
source: wordnet30 - a portion of something divided into shares(noun.possession)Example:
They split the loot three ways.
source: wordnet30 - That by, upon, or along, which one passes or processes; opportunity or room to pass; place of passing; passage; road, street, track, or path of any kind; as, they built a way to the mine.(noun)source: webster1913
adverb (r)
- to a great degree or by a great distance; very much (`right smart' is regional in the United States)(adv.all)Example:
Way over budget.
Way off base.
source: wordnet30 - Away.(adverb)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- To go or travel to; to go in, as a way or path.(verb)source: webster1913
- To move; to progress; to go.(verb)source: webster1913