by the way

英：[bai ðə wei]

美：[baɪ ði we]

noun

a thoroughfare for travel or transportation from place to place

an opening for passage

this door is the only way out of the room

the course traveled from one place to another : route

asked the way to the museum

a course (such as a series of actions or sequence of events) leading in a direction or toward an objective

led the way to eventual open heart operations—Current Biography

a course of action

took the easy way out

a possible decision, action, or outcome : possibility

they were rude—no two ways about it

manner or method of doing or happeningalso: method of accomplishing : means that's the way to do it

admired her way of thinking

feature, respect

in no way resembles her mother

a usually specified degree of participation in an activity or enterprise

active in real estate in a small way

characteristic, regular, or habitual manner or mode of being, behaving, or happening

knows nothing of the ways of women

ability to get along well or perform well a way with words

she has a way with kids

the length of a course : distance still have a way to go

has come a long way in her studies

movement or progress along a course

worked her way up the corporate ladder

direction

is coming this way

participant—usually used in combination

three-way discussion

state of affairs : condition, state

that's the way things are

ways plural in form but sometimes singular in construction an inclined structure upon which a ship is built or supported in launching

ways plural the guiding surfaces on the bed of a machine along which a table or carriage moves

category, kind—usually used in the phrase in the way of

doesn't require much in the way of expensive equipment—Forbes

motion or speed of a ship or boat through the water

adjective

of, connected with, or constituting an intermediate point on a route

adverb

by a long distance : to a considerable degree or extent : far sat way in the back row

is way ahead of the class

by far : much that's way too expensive

ate way too much

very sense 1 way excited

way cool

all the way

pull the switch way back

Noun Middle English, from Old English weg; akin to Old High German weg way, Old English wegan to move, Latin vehere to carry, via way

The first known use of way was before the 12th century

turn onverb

to cause to work by or as if by turning a control turn on the computer

turn the water on

to cause interest or enjoyment

the kind of music that turns me on

turnoff1 of 2noun

a place where one turns off (as from a road)

something that causes loss of interest or enjoyment

the music was a turnoff

turn off2 of 2verb

to turn aside

turned off onto a side road

to stop by or as if by turning a control turn the alarm off

turn off the light

to cause dislike or loss of interest

that sort of thing turns me off

turnover1 of 2noun

an act or the action of turning over

a filled pastry with one half of the crust turned over the other

movement (as of people) into, through, and out of a place

the purchase, sale, and replacement of a stock of goods (as in a store)

the number of persons hired to replace those leaving

turn over2 of 2verb

to shift in position from upright to upside down

to give to another to take care of : hand over

to lose possession of

turned the ball over three times

of one's stomach to feel sick

to begin or cause to begin to run

turned over the engine

turn upverb

to be found or happen usually unexpectedly

to raise by or as if by using a control

turn up the heat

arrive sense 1

turned up late

way1 of 2noun

a track for travel : path

an opening for passage (as through a crowd or a gate)

no way out

a course traveled : route

direction sense 3 the wrong way

come this way

a course of action

chose the easy way

opportunity or power of doing as one pleases

have your own way

possibility sense 1

there are no two ways about it

the manner in which something is done or happens a new way of painting

this way of thinking

a noticeable part or detail

a good worker in many ways

state entry 1 sense 1a

the way things are

a particular or typical manner of behavior has a nice way with his pets

it's just his way

distance entry 1 sense 1b

a short way down the road

progress along a course made her way with difficulty

earning her way through school

locality

visit when you are out our way

category sense 1

get what you need in the way of supplies

way2 of 2adverb

far entry 1 sense 1

is way ahead of the class

far entry 1 sense 2

ate way too much

very entry 2 sense 2

way cool

all the way

pull the switch way back