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  direction, move

• route, point of the compass

• relationship, point of the compass

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1       verb   When you pay an amount of money to someone, you give it to them because you are buying something from them or because you owe it to them. When you pay something such as a bill or a debt, you pay the amount that you owe.  
Accommodation is free<endash>all you pay for is breakfast and dinner…      V for n  
We paid £35 for each ticket…      V n for n  
The wealthier may have to pay a little more in taxes…      V n  
He proposes that businesses should pay taxes to the federal government…      V n to n  
You can pay by credit card.      V adv/prep, Also V to-inf, V n to-inf, V  

2       verb   When you are paid, you get your wages or salary from your employer.  
The lawyer was paid a huge salary…      be/get V-ed n  
I get paid monthly…      get/be V-ed adv  
They could wander where they wished and take jobs from who paid best.      V adv  

3       n-uncount   Your pay is the money that you get from your employer as wages or salary.  
…their complaints about their pay and conditions., …the workers’ demand for a twenty per cent pay rise.     

4       verb   If you are paidto do something, someone gives you some money so that you will help them or perform some service for them.  
Students were paid substantial sums of money to do nothing all day but lie in bed…      be V-ed to-inf  
If you help me, I’ll pay you anything.      V n n  

5       verb   If a government or organization makes someone payfor something, it makes them responsible for providing the money for it, for example by increasing prices or taxes.  
…a legally binding international treaty that establishes who must pay for environmental damage…      V for n  
If you don’t subsidize ballet and opera, seat prices will have to go up to pay for it.      V for n, Also V  

6       verb   If a job, deal, or investment pays a particular amount, it brings you that amount of money.  
We’re stuck in jobs that don’t pay very well…      V adv  
The account does not pay interest on a credit balance.      V n  

7       verb   If a job, deal, or investment pays, it brings you a profit or earns you some money.  
They owned land; they made it pay.      V  

8       verb   When you pay money into a bank account, you put the money in the account.  
He paid £20 into his savings account…      V n into n  
There is nothing more annoying than queueing when you only want to pay in a few cheques.      V n with adv  

9       verb   If a course of action pays, it results in some advantage or benefit for you.  
It pays to invest in protective clothing…      it V to-inf  
He talked of defending small nations, of ensuring that aggression does not pay.      V  

10       verb   If you payfor something that you do or have, you suffer as a result of it.  
Britain was to pay dearly for its lack of resolve…      V for n  
Why should I pay the penalty for somebody else’s mistake?…      V n for n  
She feels it’s a small price to pay for the pleasure of living in this delightful house.      V n for n, Also V  

11       verb   You use pay with some nouns, for example in the expressions pay a visit and pay attention, to indicate that something is given or done.  
Do pay us a visit next time you’re in Birmingham…      V n n  
He felt a heavy bump, but paid no attention to it…      V n to n  
He had nothing to do with arranging the funeral, but came along to pay his last respects.      V n  

12       adj   Pay television consists of programmes and channels which are not part of a public broadcasting system, and for which people have to pay.  
ADJ n  
The company has set up joint-venture pay-TV channels in Belgium, Spain, and Germany.     

14    If something that you buy or invest in pays for itself after a period of time, the money you gain from it, or save because you have it, is greater than the amount you originally spent or invested.  
♦
pay for itself      phrase   V inflects  
…investments in energy efficiency that would pay for themselves within five years.     

15    If you pay your way   , you have or earn enough money to pay for what you need, without needing other people to give or lend you money.      
♦
way             phrase   V inflects  
I went to college anyway, as a part-time student, paying my own way…, The British film industry could not pay its way without a substantial export market.     

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  to pay dividends  
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  dividend  
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  to pay through the nose  
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  nose  
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  he who pays the piper calls the tune  
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  piper   pay back  

1       phrasal verb   If you pay back some money that you have borrowed or taken from someone, you give them an equal sum of money at a later time.  
He burst into tears, begging her to forgive him and swearing to pay back everything he had stolen…      V P n (not pron)  
I’ll pay you back that two quid tomorrow.      V n P n, Also V n P  

2       phrasal verb   If you pay someone backfor doing something unpleasant to you, you take your revenge on them or make them suffer for what they did.  
Some day I’ll pay you back for this!      V n P for n, Also V n P   pay off  

1       phrasal verb   If you pay off a debt, you give someone all the money that you owe them.  
It would take him the rest of his life to pay off that loan.      V P n (not pron), Also V n P  

2       phrasal verb   If you pay off someone, you give them the amount of money that you owe them or that they are asking for, so that they will not take action against you or cause you any trouble.  
…his bid to raise funds to pay off his creditors…      V P n (not pron), Also V n P  

3       phrasal verb   If an action pays off, it is successful or profitable after a period of time.  
Sandra was determined to become a doctor and her persistence paid off.      V P  

1       phrasal verb   If you pay out money, usually a large amount, you spend it on something.  
…football clubs who pay out millions of pounds for players.      V P n for/to n, Also V P n  

2       phrasal verb   When an insurance policy pays out, the person who has the policy receives the money that they are entitled to receive.  
Many policies pay out only after a period of weeks or months.      V P  

3   
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  payout   pay up      phrasal verb   If you pay up, you give someone the money that you owe them or that they are entitled to, even though you would prefer not to give it.  
We claimed a refund from the association, but they would not pay up.      V P  

1       adv   If you bet money each way on the result of a horse race or a dog race, you will win some money if the animal you bet on comes first, second, third, or sometimes fourth.  
  (BRIT)   ADV after v  
In the last race I put £20 each way on two outsiders.     
      Each way is also an adjective, adj   ADJ n  
…a $10,000 each way bet on Minnehoma at 33-1.     

2       adj   If you say that something is a good each way bet, you mean that you think it is a good thing to support or invest in because it is unlikely to fail.  
  (BRIT)   ADJ n  
Large overseas-based trusts are an excellent each way bet., …a good each way investment.     

1       adj   In one-way streets or traffic systems, vehicles can only travel along in one direction.  
ADJ n  
He zoomed through junctions without stopping and sped the wrong way down a one-way street.     

2       adj   One-way describes journeys which go to just one place, rather than to that place and then back again.  
usu ADJ n  
The trailers will be rented for one-way trips…     

3       adj   A one-way ticket or fare is for a journey from one place to another, but not back again.  
  (mainly AM)   usu ADJ n  
(=single)     (Antonym: return)
   …a one-way ticket from New York to Los Angeles.     
      One-way is also an adverb., adv   ADV after v  
Unrestricted fares will be increased as much as $80 one-way.     
in BRIT, usually use single     

4       adj   If you say that a course of action is a one-way ticket to a place or situation, or is a one-way journey there, you are sure that it will lead to the place or situation mentioned.  
ADJ n  
It seemed like a one-way ticket to riches, but then it all went wrong…     

5       adj   One-way glass or a one-way mirror is a piece of glass which acts as a mirror when looked at from one side, but acts as a window when looked through from the other side. They are used for watching people without their knowledge.  
usu ADJ n  

6    If you describe an agreement or a relationship as a one-way street, you mean that only one of the sides in the agreement or relationship is offering something or is benefitting from it.  
♦
one-way street      phrase  
The experience of the last 10 years has shown that, for the Eurosceptics, loyalty is a one-way street; something you demand but do not give…, So trade between the two nations has been something of a one-way street, with Cuba deriving the benefit.     

1       n-count   A right of way is a public path across private land.  

2       n-uncount   When someone who is driving or walking along a road has right of way or theright of way, they have the right to continue along a particular road or path, and other people must stop for them.  

3       n-count   A right of way is a strip of land that is used for a road, railway line, or power line.  
  (AM)  

1       adj   Two-way means moving or working in two opposite directions or allowing something to move or work in two opposite directions.  
usu ADJ n  
The bridge is now open to two-way traffic…     

2       adj   A two-way radio can send and receive signals.  
ADJ n  

3       adj   If there is two-way help or learning, two people or groups are both helping each other or both learning from each other.  
ADJ n  
Trust is a two way thing.     

1       n-count   If you refer to a way   of doing something, you are referring to how you can do it, for example the action you can take or the method you can use to achieve it.      
oft N of -ing, N to-inf  
Another way of making new friends is to go to an evening class…, I worked myself into a frenzy plotting ways to make him jealous…, I can’t think of a worse way to spend my time…, There just might be a way…, `All right, Mrs Bates,’ she said. `We’ll do it your way’.     

2       n-count   If you talk about the way    someone does something, you are talking about the qualities their action has.      
usu sing, usu adj N  
She smiled in a friendly way…, He had a strange way of talking…     

3       n-count   If a general statement or description is true in a particular way   , this is the form of it that is true in a particular case.      
with supp, oft in N  
Computerized reservation systems help airline profits in several ways…, She was afraid in a way that was quite new to her…     

4       n-count   You use way    in expressions such as in some ways, in many ways, and in every way to indicate the degree or extent to which a statement is true.      
in N with supp  
(=respect)  
In some ways, the official opening is a formality…, She described her lover as `perfect in every way’.     

5       n-plural   The ways of a particular person or group of people are their customs or their usual behaviour.  
with supp  
He denounces people who urge him to alter his ways…, He said he was against returning to old authoritarian ways.     

6       n-sing   If you refer to someone’s way   , you are referring to their usual or preferred type of behaviour.      
with poss  
She is now divorced and, in her usual resourceful way, has started her own business…, Direct confrontation was not his way.     

7       n-count   You use way    to refer to one particular opinion or interpretation of something, when others are possible.      
with supp  
I suppose that’s one way of looking at it…, With most of Dylan’s lyrics, however, there are other ways of interpreting the words…, Sometimes, the bank manager just doesn’t see it your way.     

8       n-count   You use way    when mentioning one of a number of possible, alternative results or decisions.      
with supp  
There is no indication which way the vote could go…, The judge could have decided either way.     

9       n-sing   The way    you feel about something is your attitude to it or your opinion about it.      
with supp  
I’m terribly sorry<endash>I had no idea you felt that way.     

10       n-sing   If you mention theway    that something happens, you are mentioning the fact that it happens.      
the N that  
I hate the way he manipulates people…, You may remember the way each scene ended with someone looking pensive or significant.     

11       n-sing   You use way    in expressions such as push your way   , work your way   , or eat your way   , followed by a prepositional phrase or adverb, in order to indicate movement, progress, or force as well as the action described by the verb.               
poss N  
She thrust her way into the crowd…, He thought we were trying to buy our way into his company…     

12       n-count   Theway    somewhere consists of the different places that you go through or the route that you take in order to get there.      
usu the N in sing, oft N to n  
Does anybody know the way to the bathroom?…, I’m afraid I can’t remember the way…, We’re not even a third of the way there…     

13       n-sing   If you go or look a particular way   , you go or look in that direction.      
with supp  
As he strode into the kitchen, he passed Pop coming the other way…, They paused at the top of the stairs, doubtful as to which way to go next…, Could you look this way?     

14       n-sing   You can refer to the direction you are travelling in as your way   .      
SPOKEN   poss N  
She would say she was going my way and offer me a lift.     

15       n-sing   If you lose your way   , you take a wrong or unfamiliar route, so that you do not know how to get to the place that you want to go to. If you find your way   , you manage to get to the place that you want to go to.         
poss N  
The men lost their way in a sandstorm and crossed the border by mistake…     

16       n-count   You talk about people going their different ways in order to say that their lives develop differently and they have less contact with each other.  
poss N  
It wasn’t until we each went our separate ways that I began to learn how to do things for myself…, You go your way and I’ll go mine.     

17       n-sing   If something comes your way   , you get it or receive it.      
poss N  
Take advantage of the opportunities coming your way in a couple of months…, If I run into anything that might interest you, I’ll send it your way.     

18       n-sing   If someone or something is in theway   , they prevent you from moving forward or seeing clearly.      
the/poss N, in/out of N  
`You’re standing in the way,’ she said. `Would you mind moving aside’…, Get out of my way!     

19       n-sing   You use way    in expressions such as the right way up and the other way around to refer to one of two or more possible positions or arrangements that something can have.      
with supp  
The flag was held the wrong way up by some spectators…, It’s important to fit it the right way round.     

20       adv   You can use way    to emphasize, for example, that something is a great distance away or is very much below or above a particular level or amount.      
ADV adv/prep     (emphasis)
   Way down in the valley to the west is the town of Freiburg…, These exam results are way above average…     

21       n-plural   If you split something a number of ways, you divide it into a number of different parts or quantities, usually fairly equal in size.  
num N  
The region was split three ways, between Greece, Serbia and Bulgaria…, Splitting the price six ways had still cost them each a bundle.     
      Way is also a combining form., comb in adj   ADJ n  
…a simple three-way division.     

22       n-sing   Way is used in expressions such as a long way, a little way, and quite a way, to say how far away something is or how far you have travelled.  
a N, usu supp N  
Some of them live in places quite a long way from here…, A little way further down the lane we passed the driveway to a house…     

23       n-sing   Way is used in expressions such as a long way, a little way, and quite a way, to say how far away in time something is.  
a N, usu supp N  
Success is still a long way off…, August is still an awfully long way away.     

24       n-sing   You use way    in expressions such as all the way, most of the way and half the way to refer to the extent to which an action has been completed.      
predet/quant the N  
He had unscrewed the caps most of the way…, When was the last time you listened to an album all the way through?     

25    You use all the way to emphasize how long a distance is.  
♦
all the way      phrase   usu PHR after v, oft PHR adv/prep     (emphasis)
   He had to walk all the way home…     

26    You can use all the way to emphasize that your remark applies to every part of a situation, activity, or period of time.  
♦
all the way      phrase   PHR after v     (emphasis)
   Having started a revolution we must go all the way…     

27    If someone says that you can’t have it both ways, they are telling you that you have to choose between two things and cannot do or have them both.  
♦
you can’t have it both ways      phrase   V inflects  
Countries cannot have it both ways: the cost of a cleaner environment may sometimes be fewer jobs in dirty industries…     

28    You say by the way when you add something to what you are saying, especially something that you have just thought of.  
SPOKEN  
♦
by the way      phrase   PHR with cl  
(=incidentally)  
The name Latifah, by the way, means `delicate’…, By the way, how did your seminar go?     

29    You use by way of when you are explaining the purpose of something that you have said or are about to say. For example, if you say something by way of an introduction, you say it as an introduction.  
♦
by way of      prep-phrase   PREP n  
`I get very superstitious about things like that,’ she said by way of explanation.     

30    If someone changes their ways or mends their ways, they permanently improve their behaviour or their way of doing something.  
♦
change one’s ways/mend one’s ways      phrase   V inflects  
(=reform)  
What can be done to encourage convicted offenders to change their ways?     

31    If you clear the way, open the way, or prepare the way for something, you create an opportunity for it to happen.  
♦
clear the way/open the way/prepare the way      phrase   V inflects, usu PHR for n  
The talks are meant to clear the way for formal negotiations on a new constitution…, The decision could open the way for other children to sue their parents.     

32    If you say that someone takes the easy way out, you disapprove of them because they do what is easiest for them in a difficult situation, rather than dealing with it properly.  
♦
the easy way out      phrase   PHR after v, v-link PHR     (disapproval)
   It is the easy way out to blame others for our failure.     

33    You use either way in order to introduce a statement which is true in each of the two possible or alternative cases that you have just mentioned.  
♦
either way      phrase   PHR with cl  
The sea may rise or the land may fall; either way the sand dunes will be gone in a short time.     

34    If you say that a particular type of action or development is the way forward, you approve of it because it is likely to lead to success.  
♦
the way forward      phrase   usu v-link PHR     (approval)
   …people who genuinely believe that anarchy is the way forward…     

35    If someone gets their way    or has their way   , nobody stops them doing what they want to do. You can also say that someone gets their own way or has their own way.         
♦
get one’s way/have one’s way/get one’s own way/have one’s own way      phrase   V inflects  
She is very good at using her charm to get her way.     

36    If one thing gives way to another, the first thing is replaced by the second.  
♦
give way to      phrase   V inflects, PHR n  
First he had been numb. Then the numbness gave way to anger…     

37    If an object that is supporting something gives way, it breaks or collapses, so that it can no longer support that thing.  
♦
give way      phrase   V inflects  
The hook in the ceiling had given way and the lamp had fallen blazing on to the table.     

38    If you give wayto someone or something that you have been resisting, you stop resisting and allow yourself to be persuaded or controlled by them.  
WRITTEN  
♦
give way      phrase   V inflects, usu PHR to n  
(=give in, yield)  
It seems the President has given way to pressure from the hardliners…     

39    If a moving person, a vehicle, or its driver gives way, they slow down or stop in order to allow other people or vehicles to pass in front of them.  
  (BRIT)  
♦
give way      phrase   V inflects, oft PHR to n  
Give way to traffic coming from the left.     
in AM, use yield     

40    If you say that someone or something has a way of doing a particular thing, you mean that they often do it.  
♦
have a way of doing sth      phrase   V inflects, PHR -ing  
Bosses have a way of always finding out about such things.     

41    If you say that a person has a way with something or someone, you mean that that person seems to have a natural skill or instinct for dealing with them.  
mainly SPOKEN  
♦
have a way with sth/sb      phrase   V inflects, PHR n     (approval)
   Constance doesn’t have a way with words like you do…     

42    You use in no way or not in any way to emphasize that a statement is not at all true.  
♦
in no way/not in any way      phrase  
  (emphasis)
   A spokesman insisted the two events were `in no way related’…     

43    If you say that something is true in a way, you mean that although it is not completely true, it is true to a limited extent or in certain respects. You use in a way to reduce the force of a statement.  
♦
in a way      phrase   PHR with cl     (vagueness)
   In a way, I suppose I’m frightened of failing…, It made things very unpleasant in a way.     

44    If you say that someone gets in the way or is in the way, you are annoyed because their presence or their actions stop you doing something properly.  
♦
in the way      phrase   V inflects  
`We wouldn’t get in the way,’ Suzanne promised. `We’d just stand quietly in a corner.’     

45    To get in the wayof something means to make it difficult for it to happen, continue, or be appreciated properly.  
♦
get in the way      phrase   V inflects, oft PHR of n  
She had a job which never got in the way of her leisure interests.     

46    If you know your way around a particular subject, system, or job, or if you know your way about it, you know all the procedures and facts about it.  
♦
know one’s way around sth/know one’s way about sth      phrase   V inflects, PHR n  
He knows his way around the intricate maze of European law…     

47    If you lead the way along a particular route, you go along it in front of someone in order to show them where to go.  
♦
lead the way      phrase   V inflects  
She grabbed his suitcase and led the way.     

48    If a person or group leads the wayin a particular activity, they are the first person or group to do it or they make the most new developments in it.  
♦
lead the way      phrase   V inflects, usu PHR in -ing/n  
Sony has also led the way in shrinking the size of compact-disc players.     

49    If you say that someone or something has come a long way, you mean that they have developed, progressed, or become very successful.  
♦
have come a long way      phrase   have inflects, oft PHR since n  
He has come a long way since the days he could only afford one meal a day.     

50    You can use by a long way to emphasize that something is, for example, much better, worse, or bigger than any other thing of that kind.  
♦
by a long way      phrase   PHR with cl, compar/superl PHR     (emphasis)
   It was, by a long way, the worst meeting I have ever attended…     

51    If you say that something is a long way from being true, you are emphasizing that it is definitely not true.  
♦
a long way from/some way from      phrase   v-link PHR n/-ing     (emphasis)
   She is a long way from being the richest person in Britain…     

52    If you say that something goes a long waytowards doing a particular thing, you mean that it is an important factor in achieving that thing.  
♦
go a long way      phrase   V inflects, usu PHR towards/to -ing/n  
Although by no means a cure, it goes a long way towards making the patient’s life more tolerable.     

53    If you say that someone has lost their way   , you are criticizing them because they do not have any good ideas any more, or seem to have become unsure about what to do.      
♦
lose one’s way      phrase   V inflects     (disapproval)
   Why has the White House lost its way on tax and budget policy?     

54    When you make your way    somewhere, you walk or travel there.      
♦
make one’s way      phrase   V inflects, PHR prep/adv  
He made his way home at last.     

55    If one person or thing makes wayfor another, the first is replaced by the second.  
♦
make way      phrase   V inflects, usu PHR for n  
He said he was prepared to make way for younger people in the party…     

56    If you say there’s no way that something will happen, you are emphasizing that you think it will definitely not happen.  
♦
there’s no way      phrase   V inflects, usu PHR that     (emphasis)
   There was absolutely no way that we were going to be able to retrieve it.     

57    You can say no way as an emphatic way of saying no.  
INFORMAL  
♦
no way      phrase  
  (emphasis)
   Mike, no way am I playing cards with you for money…     

58    You use in the way of or by way of in order to specify the kind of thing you are talking about.  
♦
in the way of      phrase   PHR n, usu amount/n PHR n  
Latvia is a country without much in the way of natural resources…, Meetings held today produced little in the way of an agreement…, The man with whom she maintains a relationship provides nothing by way of support.     

59    If you are on your way   , you have started your journey somewhere.      
♦
be on one’s way      phrase   V inflects, oft PHR prep/adv  
He has been allowed to leave the country and is on his way to Britain…, By sunrise tomorrow we’ll be on our way.     

60    If something happens on the way or along the way, it happens during the course of a particular event or process.  
♦
on the way/along the way      phrase  
You may have to learn a few new skills along the way.     

61    If you are on your way    or well on your way   to something, you have made so much progress that you are almost certain to achieve that thing.         
♦
on one’s way/well on one’s way      phrase   usu v-link PHR to n/-ing  
I am now out of hospital and well on the way to recovery.     

62    If something is on the way, it will arrive soon.  
♦
on the way/on it’s way      phrase   v-link PHR, with/have n PHR  
The forecasters say more snow is on the way…, She is married with twin sons and a third child on the way.     

63    You can use one way or another or one way or the other when you want to say that something definitely happens, but without giving any details about how it happens.  
♦
one way or another/one way or the other      phrase   PHR after v, PHR with cl     (vagueness)
   You know pretty well everyone here, one way or the other.     

64    You use one way or the other or one way or another to refer to two possible decisions or conclusions that have previously been mentioned, without stating which one is reached or preferred.  
♦
one way or another/one way or the other      phrase   PHR after v  
We’ve got to make our decision one way or the other…, I didn’t really care one way or another.     

65    You use the other way around or the other way round to refer to the opposite of what you have just said.  
♦
the other way around/the other way round      phrase  
You’d think you were the one who did me the favor, and not the other way around.     

66    If something or someone is on the way out or on their way out, they are likely to disappear or to be replaced very soon.  
♦
on the way out      phrase   usu v-link PHR  
There are encouraging signs that cold war attitudes are on the way out…     

67    If you go out of your way   to do something, for example to help someone, you make a special effort to do it.      
♦
go out of one’s way      phrase   V inflects, usu PHR to-inf  
He was very kind to me and seemed to go out of his way to help me.     

68    If you keep out of someone’s way    or stay out of their way   , you avoid them or do not get involved with them.         
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keep out of sb’s way/stay out of sb’s way      phrase   V inflects  
I’d kept out of his way as much as I could…, He warned the army to stay out of the way of the relief effort.     

69    When something is out of the way, it has finished or you have dealt with it, so that it is no longer a problem or needs no more time spent on it.  
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be out of the way      phrase   v-link PHR, PHR after v  
The plan has to remain confidential at least until the local elections are out of the way…     

70    If you go your own way, you do what you want rather than what everyone else does or expects.  
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go one’s own way      phrase   V inflects  
In school I was a loner. I went my own way.     

71    You use in the same way to introduce a situation that you are comparing with one that you have just mentioned, because there is a strong similarity between them.  
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in the same way      phrase   PHR with cl  
(=likewise)  
There is no reason why a gifted aircraft designer should also be a capable pilot. In the same way, a brilliant pilot can be a menace behind the wheel of a car.     

72    You can use that way and this way to refer to a statement or comment that you have just made.  
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that way/this way      phrase   PHR after v, adj PHR  
Some of us have habits few people know about and we keep it this way…, We have a beautiful city and we pray it stays that way…     

73    You can use that way or this way to refer to an action or situation that you have just mentioned, when you go on to mention the likely consequence or effect of it.  
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that way/this way      phrase   PHR with cl  
Keep the soil moist. That way, the seedling will flourish…     

74    If an activity or plan is under way, it has begun and is now taking place.  
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under way      phrase   usu v-link PHR  
A full-scale security operation is now under way…, The court case got under way last autumn.     

75    Every which way and any which way are used to emphasize that something happens, or might happen, in a lot of different ways, or using a lot of different methods.  
  (AM; also BRIT)  
INFORMAL  
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every/any which way      phrase   PHR after v, oft PHR cl     (emphasis)
   He re-ran the experiment every which way he could…     

76    Every which way is used to emphasize that things move in a lot of different directions or are arranged in a lot of different positions.  
  (AM; also BRIT)  
INFORMAL  
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every which way      phrase   PHR after v     (emphasis)
   …cars parked every which way.     

77   
  →
  to see the error of your ways  
  →
  error  

1       n-count   A way of life is the behaviour and habits that are typical of a particular person or group, or that are chosen by them.  
usu sing, oft poss N, adj N  
Mining activities have totally disrupted the traditional way of life of the Yanomami Indians.     

2       n-count   If you describe a particular activity as away of life for someone, you mean that it has become a very important and regular thing in their life, rather than something they do or experience occasionally.  
usu sing  
She likes it so much it’s become a way of life for her.     

1       n-count   A way station is a place where people stop to eat and rest when they are on a long journey.  

2       n-count   A way station is a small station between two large stations on a railway.  
  (AM)  

How is the word way different from other nouns like it?

Some common synonyms of way are fashion, manner, method, mode, and system. While all these words mean «the means taken or procedure followed in achieving an end,» way is very general and may be used for any of the preceding words.

In what contexts can fashion take the place of way?

Although the words fashion and way have much in common, fashion may suggest a peculiar or characteristic way of doing something.

How are the words manner and mode related as synonyms of way?

Manner is close to mode but may imply a procedure or method that is individual or distinctive.

When would method be a good substitute for way?

The synonyms method and way are sometimes interchangeable, but method implies an orderly logical arrangement usually in steps.

Where would mode be a reasonable alternative to way?

The words mode and way are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, mode implies an order or course followed by custom, tradition, or personal preference.

When might system be a better fit than way?

In some situations, the words system and way are roughly equivalent. However, system suggests a fully developed or carefully formulated method often emphasizing rational orderliness.