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- [weyz]
- /weɪz/
- /weɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [weyz]
- /weɪz/
Definitions of ways word
- noun ways manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way. 1
- noun ways characteristic or habitual manner: Her way is to work quietly and never complain. 1
- noun ways a method, plan, or means for attaining a goal: to find a way to reduce costs. 1
- noun ways a respect or particular: The plan is defective in several ways. 1
- noun ways a direction or vicinity: Look this way. We're having a drought out our way. 1
- noun ways passage or progress on a course: to make one's way on foot; to lead the way. 1
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Parts of speech for Ways
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ways popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% 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".
ways usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ways
noun ways
- habits — Plural form of habit.
- conduct — When you conduct an activity or task, you organize it and carry it out.
- customs — the part of a port, airport, frontier station, etc, where baggage and freight are examined for dutiable goods and contraband
- behavior — People's or animals' behavior is the way that they behave. You can refer to a typical and repeated way of behaving as a behavior.
adjective ways
- piecer — a person whose occupation is the joining together of pieces or threads, as in textile work.
- far — at or to a great distance; a long way off; at or to a remote point: We sailed far ahead of the fleet.
- far piece — a considerable distance: They moved a far piece from here.
- out of reach — beyond arm's length
- distant — far off or apart in space; not near at hand; remote or removed (often followed by from): a distant place; a town three miles distant from here.
Antonyms for ways
noun ways
- ends — Plural form of end.
- blocks — a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or more flat or approximately flat faces.
- conclusions — Plural form of conclusion.
- denials — Plural form of denial.
- egresses — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of egress.
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