way

noun (MANNER)

/ˈweɪ/

Definition

C1 [S] the manner in which someone behaves or thinks, or in which something happens: Don't be alarmed - it's just his way. He looked at me in a sinister way. It's amazing the way she manages to stay so calm. The way he was shouting, you'd have thought he was badly hurt. To my way of thinking, they shouldn't be building so many roads. It's always the way at work - either I've got nothing to do or I'm rushed off my feet!Ways of achieving things ways [plural] › types of behaviour: Over the years we've got used to his funny little ways.Behaving, interacting and behaviour

(Definition of way noun (MANNER) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)