Meaning

3 senses
  1. (informal, not comparable)Far.

    I used to live way over there.

    The farmhouse is way down the bottom of the hill.

  2. (informal, not comparable)Much, far, by a great degree.

    I'm a way better singer than Emma.

    I'm way too tired to do that.

    to a great degree or by a great distance; very much (‘right smart’ is regional in the United States)

  3. (not comparable, slang)Very.

    I'm way tired.

    String theory is way cool, except for the math.

Examples

15267 sentences
  1. I like the way you smile.

    Мені подобається, як ти посміхаєшся.

    ruМне нравится, как ты улыбаешься.

    deIch mag deine Art, zu lächeln.

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  2. Will you step this way, please?

    Прошу сюди.

    deHier entlang, bitte.

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  3. Don't look at me that way.

    Не дивись так на мене.

    ruНе смотри на меня так.

    deSchau mich nicht so an.

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  4. I like the way you walk.

    Мені подобається твоя хода.

    ruМне нравится твоя походка.

    deIch mag die Art, wie du läufst.

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  5. I met Tom on the way.

    Я зустрів Тома по дорозі.

    ruПо пути я встретил Тома.

    deIch habe Tom unterwegs getroffen.

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Origin

Apheresis of away.

Apheresis of away.

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Synonyms

8 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • to a great degree or by a great distance; very much (‘right smart’ is regional in the United States):right smart

Word family

1 related words
Derivedway too

Collocations

12 patterns
  • the same way
  • there's no way
  • on his way
  • like the way
  • way to do
  • on my way
  • best best way
  • same way
  • that the way
  • no way
  • way home
  • best way to

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
way — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto