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- [meyk wey]
- /meɪk weɪ/
- /meɪk ˈweɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [meyk wey]
- /meɪk weɪ/
Definitions of make way words
- noun make way manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way. 1
- noun make way characteristic or habitual manner: Her way is to work quietly and never complain. 1
- noun make way a method, plan, or means for attaining a goal: to find a way to reduce costs. 1
- noun make way a respect or particular: The plan is defective in several ways. 1
- noun make way a direction or vicinity: Look this way. We're having a drought out our way. 1
- noun make way passage or progress on a course: to make one's way on foot; to lead the way. 1
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Origin of make 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 Make way
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
make 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".
make way usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for make way
verb make way
- introduce — to present (a person) to another so as to make acquainted.
- get in — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- penetrate — to pierce or pass into or through: The bullet penetrated the wall. The fog lights penetrated the mist.
- come in — If information, a report, or a telephone call comes in, it is received.
- arrive — When a person or vehicle arrives at a place, they come to it at the end of a journey.
Antonyms for make way
verb make way
- abstain — If you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it.
- refrain — to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought.
- delete — If you delete something that has been written down or stored in a computer, you cross it out or remove it.
- depart — When something or someone departs from a place, they leave it and start a journey to another place.
- go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
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