WAY-1

Good morning.

Over the next several days, we are going to look at meanings and uses of the English word way. One of the basic meanings of way is as a noun.

Meaning 1: a route or road that you take in order to reach a place. (camino or senda)

Example 1:
Can you please tell me the shortest way from here to Leicester Square?

Meaning 2: a method, style or manner of doing something. (forma, manera, sentido or aspecto)

Example 2:
I hate the way people complain about things that they can't control, such as the weather or the economy. 

Way is also used as an adverb in different colloquial expressions.

Meaning 3: very far; by a large amount. (muy, en mucho, etc.)

Example 3:
The price is way above what we can pay. I'm sorry. (=muy por encima...)

It is a simple, three-letter word, but it is used in lots of interesting ways (=maneras).

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