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the way that

UK/ðə ˈweɪ ðət/

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

Conjunction

the way that

  1. as; in the way that.
    • She liked him the way that he was.
    • I need to know that you will always be
      The same old someone that I knew
      What will it take till you believe in me
      The way that I believe in you?1977, Billy Joel, Just the Way You Are

Forms of the way that

alternative formthe way

Origin of the way that

Ellipsis of in the (same) way that.

Questions about the way that

What does the way that mean?
The way that means as; in the way that.
What part of speech is the way that?
The way that is a conjunction.
How do you pronounce the way that?
The way that is pronounced /ðə ˈweɪ ðət/ (UK).

Words near the way that in the dictionary

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

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