way

way · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A method, style, or manner of doing something.

  2. 2.

    A road, path, or route leading somewhere.

  3. 3.

    A direction or general line of motion.

  4. 4.

    The distance traveled or to be traveled.

  5. 5.

    A particular aspect of something.

  6. 6.

    Used as an intensifier (informal).

Forms

plural: ways

Related words

See also: manner, method, path, road
Synonyms: manner, means, method, path, route

Etymology

From Old English "weg" meaning "road, path," from Proto-Germanic "wegaz," from Proto-Indo-European "wegh-" meaning "to go, transport." Related to German "Weg," Dutch "weg," and Latin "via."