Meaning

3 senses
  1. A main road or highway, especially in ancient Rome. (Mainly used in set phrases, below.)

  2. A small hole in a printed circuit board filled with metal which connects two or more layers.

  3. An electrical connection which connects two or more layers on a printed circuit board or an integrated circuit.

Examples

120 sentences
  1. Tom told me that via email.

  2. Tom and I usually communicate via email.

  3. Tom went to Boston via Chicago.

    ruТом поехал в Бостон через Чикаго. — marafon

  4. Would you please send me details of your products via e-mail as an attachment?

  5. I'd like to return to Tokyo via Honolulu.

    ruЯ бы хотел вернуться в Токио через Гонолулу. — odexed

    deIch würde gerne über Honolulu nach Tokio zurückkehren. — Tamy

Origin

Borrowed from Latin via (“road”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-. Possible doubl

Borrowed from Latin via (“road”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-. Possible doublet of way.

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Forms

plural: vias / viae
Singularvia
Pluralvias / viae

regular

Word family

10 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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