Way
Way is a noun and adverb.
Way as a noun
As a noun the most common meanings of way are ‘method or style’, ‘route, direction, road’ and ‘distance’: I make cheese sauce a different way from my mother.
The hospital is on Sandford Road. Do you know the way?
Which way shall we go?
It’s a long way from here on foot. You can take a bus.
We can use a to-infinitive or an -ing form after way when it means ‘method’: There’s an easier way to do that. (or There’s an easierwayof doing that.)
Way as an adverb
We can use way informally as a degree adverb to mean ‘a lot’: The project is way behind schedule.
She had way more chances than me.
In the way, on the way
We use in the way for things that are obstructing a path or stopping us from getting somewhere: Can you move, please? You’re in the way.
Shall I move these? Are they in your way?
We use on the way to mean in the middle of the journey:
A:
Where are you?
B:
I’mon my way. I’ll be there in 20 minutes or so.
They’re on their way. They had to stop for some petrol.
You will find other meanings of way and expressions with way in a good learner’s dictionary.
See also:
In the way, on the way
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