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the way

the way conjunction: as; like; in the way that.

Conjunction

the way

  1. As; like; in the way that.
    • We don't party the way we used to. We got older and smarter!
  2. (informal) Because of how.
    • When she walked onstage, you'd think there was a fire the way everyone was screaming.
    • Call me a housewife the way I'm cooking 🔥🔥🔥.

Forms of the way

alternative formthe way that

Origin of the way

Ellipsis of in the (same) way (that).

Questions about the way

What does the way mean?
The way means as; like; in the way that.
What part of speech is the way?
The way is a conjunction.

Words near the way in the dictionary

  1. the vine that ate the South
  2. the voice of the people, the voice of God
  3. the vultures are circling
  4. The Warren
  5. The Wash
  6. the way
  7. the way that
  8. the way things are going
  9. the way to a man's heart is through his stomach
  10. the wheel has come full circle
  11. the wheel turns

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