way Meaning & Definition
What Does Way Mean?
Way is a symbol that means ISO 639-3 language code for Wayana. As a noun, it means To do with a place or places. A road, a direction, a (physical or conceptual) path from one place to another. As an interjection, it means Yes; it is true; it is possible.
Quick Facts About Way
| Part of speech | symbol, noun, interjection, verb, adverb, adjective |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /weɪ/ |
| Synonyms | agency, path and style |
| Plural | ways |
| Verb forms | ways, waying, wayed |
Way Definition (Symbol)
- ISO 639-3 language code for Wayana.
Way as a Noun
- To do with a place or places.
A road, a direction, a (physical or conceptual) path from one place to another.
Do you know the way to the airport? Come this way and I'll show you a shortcut.
- A road, a direction, a (physical or conceptual) path from one place to another.
Do you know the way to the airport? Come this way and I'll show you a shortcut.
- A means to enter or leave a place.
We got into the cinema through the back way.
- A roughly-defined geographical area.
If you're ever 'round this way, come over and visit me.
- Distance in general.
It's a long way from here.
- A method or manner of doing something; a mannerism.
He's finally seen the error of his ways.
- A set of values and customs associated with and seen as central to the identity of a group of people.
- A state or condition.
He's in a bad way.
- Personal interaction.
Possibility (usually in the phrases 'any way' and 'no way').
There's no way I'm going to clean up after you.
- Possibility (usually in the phrases 'any way' and 'no way').
There's no way I'm going to clean up after you.
- Determined course; resolved mode of action or conduct.
My little sister always whines until she gets her way.
- A tradition within the modern pagan faith of Heathenry, dedication to a specific deity or craft, Way of wyrd, Way of runes, Way of Thor etc.
- Speed, progress, momentum.
- A degree, an amount, a sense.
In a significant way, crocodiles and alligators are similar.
- Acknowledges that a task has been done well, chiefly in expressions of sarcastic congratulation.
Way to ruin the moment, guys.
- The timbers of shipyard stocks that slope into the water and along which a ship or large boat is launched.
- A guiding surface on the bed of a planer, lathe, etc. along which a table or carriage moves; usually in pairs.
- Where are you?, etc. Hey! way? I'm right outside the mall.
Way as an Interjection
- Yes; it is true; it is possible.
Way as a Verb
- To travel.
Way as an Adverb
- Far.
I used to live way over there.
- Much, far, by a great degree.
I'm a way better singer than Emma.
- Very.
I'm way tired.
Way as an Adjective
- Extreme, far
Sitting in the way back of the bus
Noun
- A seventeenth-century unit of Rhenish glass containing 60 bunches.
Noun
- The letter for the w sound in Pitman shorthand.
Noun
- (heading) To do with a place or places.
- (heading) Personal interaction.
- (As the head of an interjectory clause, followed by an infinitive starting with “to”) Acknowledges that a task has been done well, chiefly in expressions of sarcastic congratulation.
Way to ruin the moment, guys.
- The longitudinal guiding surfaces on the bed of a planer, lathe, etc. along which a table or carriage moves.
Interjection
- (only in reply to no way) yes; it is true; it is possible
Adverb
- (with comparative or modified adjective) Much.
I'm a way better singer than Emma.
- (with positive adjective) Very.
I'm way tired
Synonyms of Way
Way in a Sentence
Do you know the way to the airport? Come this way and I'll show you a shortcut.
We lied our way through the debriefing.
We got into the cinema through the back way.
If you're ever 'round this way, come over and visit me.
It's a long way from here.
Twenty miles surely is a long way to walk.
I was surprised when I managed to run the whole way.
He's finally seen the error of his ways.
You're going about it the wrong way. He's known for his quirky ways. I don't like the way she looks at me.
He's in a bad way.
When I returned home, I found my house and belongings in a most terrible way.
There's no way I'm going to clean up after you.
My little sister always whines until she gets her way.
In a significant way, crocodiles and alligators are similar.
Way to ruin the moment, guys.
I used to live way over there.
The farmhouse is way down the bottom of the hill.
He kicked the ball way up.
I'm a way better singer than Emma.
I'm way too tired to do that.
I'm way tired.
String theory is way cool, except for the math.
Sitting in the way back of the bus
To walk the Way of the Runes, you must experience the runes as they manifest both in the part of Midgard that lies outside yourself and the worlds within. (Diana Paxson)
In a large way, crocodiles and alligators are similar.
I'm way tired
Word Forms & Grammar
way (plural ways)
way
way (third-person singular simple present ways, present participle waying, simple past and past participle wayed)
way (not comparable)
Words That Rhyme With Way
Origin of Way
Origin 1: From Middle English way, wey, from Old English weġ, from Proto-West Germanic *weg, from Proto-Germanic *wegaz, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-. Doublet of voe and possibly via.
Origin 2: Apheresis of away.
Origin 3: From the sound it represents, by analogy with other (velar) letters such as kay and gay.
Questions People Ask About Way
Is way a symbol or a noun?
Way is mainly used as a symbol, but it can also be used as a noun, an interjection, a verb, an adverb and an adjective.
What is another word for way?
Close synonyms of way are agency, path and style. See the full list of way synonyms and antonyms.
What is the plural of way?
The plural of way is ways.
What is the past tense of way?
The past tense of way is wayed. The present participle is waying.