way

Definitions

1. noun

   A road, a direction or a path from one place to another.

   Examples

   • Do you know the way to the airport?
   • Come this way and I'll show you a shortcut.
2. noun

   A path to go into or out of a place.

   Examples

   • We got into the cinema through the back way.
   • The fire escape is the quickest way out of the building.
3. noun

   A general area or direction.

   Examples

   • If you're ever around this way, come and visit me.
   • There aren't many shops out our way.
4. noun

   A method or style of doing something.

   Examples

   • You're going about it the wrong way.
   • I don't like the way she looks at me.
5. noun

   A set of beliefs and customs that a group follows.

   Examples

   • The elders taught the old Way to each new generation.
   • They lived by the old ways of their ancestors.
6. noun

   The state or condition of something.

   Examples

   • I found my house in a terrible way.
   • The garden was left in a sorry way after the storm.
7. noun

   A possibility, used in phrases like any way and no way.

   Examples

   • There's no way I'm going to clean up after you.
   • Is there any way we can finish this by Friday?
8. noun

   What someone wants or decides to do.

   Examples

   • My little sister whines until she gets her way.
   • He always has to have things his own way.
9. noun

   A path of belief and practice in some modern pagan religions.

   Examples

   • To walk the Way of the Runes, you must learn about them.
   • She follows the Way of Thor.
10. noun

    Speed or forward movement, mostly in sailing.

    Examples

    • The boat slowed and began to lose way.
    • The ship gathered way as the wind rose.