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73 PHRASE 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. □  Keep the soil moist. That way, the seedling will flourish.

74 PHRASE If an activity or plan is under way , it has begun and is now taking place. □  A full-scale security operation is now under way. □  The court case got under way last autumn.

75 PHRASE 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 , EMPHASIS ] □  He re-ran the experiment every which way he could.

76 PHRASE 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 , EMPHASIS ] □  …cars parked every which way.

77 PHRASE You can say ' Way to go ' to show that you are pleased or impressed by something someone has done. □  As he left, the fans broke into applause and someone called out 'Way to go, Mike'.

78to see the error of your ways → see error

-way /-we I /

1 COMB -way combines with numbers to form adjectives that describe a means of communication that functions or takes place between the stated number of people. □  …a two-way radio. □  …a system of three-way communication.

2 → see also one-way , two-way

way|lay /we I le I , [AM ] -le I / (waylays , waylaying , waylaid ) VERB If someone waylays you, they stop you when you are going somewhere, for example in order to talk to you, to steal something from you, or to attack you. □ [V n] The trucks are being waylaid by bandits. □  I'm sorry, Nick, I got waylaid.

wa y of li fe (ways of life )

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

2 N‑COUNT [usu sing] If you describe a particular activity as a way 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. □ [+ for ] She likes it so much it's become a way of life for her.

wa y-ou t ADJ If you describe someone or something as way-out , you are critical of them because they are very unusual, often in a way that is very modern or fashionable. [INFORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ] □  They will not allow your more way-out ideas to pass unchallenged.

way|side /we I sa I d/ (waysides )

1 N‑COUNT The wayside is the side of the road. [LITERARY ]

2 PHRASE If a person or plan falls by the wayside , they fail or stop before they complete what they set out to do. □  Amateurs fall by the wayside when the going gets tough.

wa y sta|tion (way stations )

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 ]

way|ward /we I wə ^r d/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] If you describe a person or their behaviour as wayward , you mean that they behave in a selfish, bad, or unpredictable way, and are difficult to control. □  …wayward children with a history of severe emotional problems.

WC /dʌ b ^ə ljuː siː / (WCs ) N‑COUNT A toilet is sometimes referred to as a WC , especially on signs or in advertisements for houses, flats, or hotels. WC is an abbreviation for 'water closet'. [BRIT ]