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one way or another

one way or another adverb: by any means possible.

Adverb

one way or another (not comparable)

  1. (colloquial) By any means possible.
    • One way or another, I'm going to find ya / I'm gonna get ya, get ya, get ya, get ya1978, Debbie Harry, Nigel Harrison, “One Way or Another”, in Parallel Lines, performed by Blondie
  2. (colloquial) In a way that is not stated or known; somehow.

one way or another meaning in Arabic

one way or another in Arabic

by any means possible
بِطَرِيقَةٍ أَو بِأُخرَى

Synonyms of one way or another

Forms of one way or another

alternative formone way or other
alternative formone way or the other

Questions about one way or another

What does one way or another mean?
One way or another means by any means possible.
What is one way or another in Arabic?
One way or another in Arabic is بِطَرِيقَةٍ أَو بِأُخرَى. See One way or another meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is one way or another?
One way or another is an adverb.

Words near one way or another in the dictionary

  1. one up
  2. one upped
  3. one upping
  4. one ups
  5. one way
  6. one way or another
  7. one way or other
  8. one way or the other
  9. one weird trick
  10. one who hesitates is lost
  11. one will know the reason why

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