have one's way
To obtain the circumstances one wishes forTo obtain the circumstances one wishes for; to do what one wishes to do, or to have others do what one wishes them to do.
Meaning
3 senses(idiomatic)To obtain the circumstances one wishes for; to do what one wishes to do, or to have others do what one wishes them to do.
(idiomatic)To achieve a desired or natural result.
(euphemistic)To have sexual intercourse with, especially without the consent of one's partner.
Examples
720 sentencesWe have to find another way.
Ми повинні знайти інший спосіб. — deniko
He should have done it that way.
Він мав це так зробити. — brambury
deEr hätte es auf diese Art tun sollen. — dasbeispielholz
I wouldn't have it any other way.
Інакше в мене б цього не було. — shanghainese
I wouldn't have said it that way.
Я би це не так сказав. — deniko
ruЯ бы не так сказал. — marafon
deSo hätte ich es nicht gesagt. — raggione
Tom has a strange way of speaking.
У Тома дивна манера розмовляти. — deniko
ruУ Тома странная манера говорить. — marafon
Translations
3 languagesForms
has one's way, having one's way, had one's way, had one's way| Base form | have one's way · to have one's way |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | has one's way |
| Present participle | having one's way |
| Past simple | had one's way |
| Past participle | had one's way |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.