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Meaning of the word way in English

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way

US /weɪ/
UK /weɪ/
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Noun

1.

a method, style, or manner of doing something

Example:
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There are many ways to solve this problem.
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I like the way she sings.
Synonym:
method manner style approach technique
2.

a road, track, or path for traveling

Example:
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Which is the shortest way to the station?
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They lost their way in the forest.
Synonym:
road path route track direction
3.

a particular direction or position

Example:
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Look this way.
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The car was coming the other way.
Synonym:
direction bearing orientation

Adverb

to a great extent or degree

Example:
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He's way taller than me.
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That's way too expensive.
Synonym:
far much considerably greatly extremely
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no way by way of in a way by the way be on the way to way out way of life