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one way or the other

one way or the other is the alternative form of one way or another.

Meaning of one way or another

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.

Questions about one way or the other

What is one way or the other the alternative form of?
One way or the other is the alternative form of one way or another.

Words near one way or the other in the dictionary

  1. one upping
  2. one ups
  3. one way
  4. one way or another
  5. one way or other
  6. one way or the other
  7. one weird trick
  8. one who hesitates is lost
  9. one will know the reason why
  10. one with another
  11. one woman's trash is another woman's treasure

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