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'way

'way adverb: dated spelling of way (“much; far”). Also the alternative spelling of away.

Adverb

'way (not comparable)

  1. Dated spelling of way (“much; far”).
    • "They have detector zones, 'way out in space[.]"1949, E.E 'Doc' Smith, chapter I, in Skylark of Valeron, London: Panther, published 1974, page 7
    • That night I tried to figure out how such things could be kept from happening. Of course, they hardly ever do nowadays—but even once is ’way too many.1959, Robert A. Heinlein, Starship Troopers, New York: Putnam, page 88

Also used as

'way is also the alternative spelling of away.

Origin of 'way

Pronunciation spelling of away.

Questions about 'way

What does 'way mean?
'way means dated spelling of way (“much; far”).
What part of speech is 'way?
'way is an adverb.

Words near 'way in the dictionary

  1. 'verses
  2. 'vert
  3. 'verts
  4. 'Vette
  5. 'Vettes
  6. 'way
  7. 'Wuìk̓inux̌v
  8. 'Wùik̓ala
  9. 'za
  10. 'zackly
  11. 'zactly

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