Word.ws English Dictionary

had a way with

had a way with is the simple past and past participle of have a way with.

Meaning of have a way with

Verb

have a way with (third-person singular simple present has a way with, present participle having a way with, simple past and past participle had a way with)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To be skilled, adept, or graceful with or at (something).
    • She has a way with animals, and they seem instinctively to trust her.

Questions about had a way with

What is had a way with the simple past and past participle of?
Had a way with is the simple past and past participle of have a way with.

Words near had a way with in the dictionary

  1. had a tiger by the tail
  2. had a time
  3. had a time of it
  4. had a turtle's head
  5. had a visual on
  6. had a way with
  7. had a whack at
  8. had a whale of a time
  9. had a wild hair to
  10. had a word
  11. had a word in someone's ear

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: had a way with (page history and authors); have a way with (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “had a way with.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/had_a_way_with. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.