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by the way

by the way
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bahy stressed th ee wey]
    • /baɪ stressed ði weɪ/
    • /baɪ ðə ˈweɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bahy stressed th ee wey]
    • /baɪ stressed ði weɪ/

Definitions of by the way words

  • phrase by the way You say by the way when you add something to what you are saying, especially something that you have just thought of. 3
  • noun by the way in passing or incidentally 3
  • noun by the way on or beside the way 3
  • noun by the way manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way. 1
  • noun by the way characteristic or habitual manner: Her way is to work quietly and never complain. 1
  • noun by the way a method, plan, or means for attaining a goal: to find a way to reduce costs. 1

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Origin of by the way

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English wei(gh)e, wai, Old English weg; cognate with Dutch, German Weg, Old Norse vegr, Gothic wigs; akin to Latin vehere to carry

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Parts of speech for By the way

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

by the way popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for by the way

adv by the way

  • aside — If you move something aside, you move it to one side of you.
  • incidentally — apart or aside from the main subject of attention, discussion, etc.; by the way; parenthetically.
  • apart from — You use apart from when you are making an exception to a general statement.
  • as to — with reference to
  • by the bye — incidentally; by the way: used as a sentence connector

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