ways vs way | Common Errors in English

Way is a physical or conceptual path, road or direction from one place to another. It is also described as a method or manner doing things.

"I have a different way of attempting the question."

Ways is the timbers of a shipyard stocks that slope into the water and along which a ship or a large boat is launched.

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n structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
n how something is done or how it happens
n how a result is obtained or an end is achieved
n a line leading to a place or point
n the condition of things generally
n a course of conduct
we went our separate ways
n any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another
n a journey or passage
n space for movement
n the property of distance in general
he went a long ways
n doing as one pleases or chooses
n a general category of things; used in the expression `in the way of'
n a portion of something divided into shares
they split the loot three ways

n how something is done or how it happens
a lonely way of life
n how a result is obtained or an end is achieved
the true way to success
n a line leading to a place or point
didn't know the way home
n the condition of things generally
that's the way it is
I felt the same way
n a course of conduct
we went our separate ways
n any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another
he said he was looking for the way out
n a journey or passage
they are on the way
n space for movement
make way for
n the property of distance in general
it's a long way to Moscow
he went a long ways
n doing as one pleases or chooses
if I had my way
n a general category of things; used in the expression `in the way of'
they didn't have much in the way of clothing
n a portion of something divided into shares
they split the loot three ways
r to a great degree or by a great distance; very much (`right smart' is regional in the United States)
way over budget
way off base

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United Way to host Power of the Purse at Canoe Club
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A wrong-way driver on U.S. 30 in Hancock County prompted several motorists to make emergency calls to the Hancock County Sheriff's Office on Thursday night.
June 15, 2013 - The Findlay Courier

ways vs way : Common Errors in English