| Level | A1 | 
|---|---|
| Kind | noun | 
| Front | way | 
| IPA | /weɪ / noun | 
| Back | yol, yöntem, tarz | 
| Back 2 | way (noun) /weɪ   /
noun 
METHOD/STYLE  
1 [countable] 
a
way (to do sth/of doing sth) 
a particular method,
style or manner of doing sth 
yol, yöntem,
tarz 
 What is the best way to learn a
language? 
 I've discovered a brilliant way of saving
paper! 
 There are various ways in which we can
help. 
 They'll have to find the money one way
or another (öyle ya da böyle). 
 He always does things his own way. 
 She smiled in a friendly way. 
ROUTE  
2 [countable,
usually singular] 
the route you take to
reach somewhere; the route you would take if nothing were stopping you 
yol 
 the way in/out (giriş/çıkış) of
somewhere 
 Can you tell me the way to James Street? 
 Which way should I go to get to the town
centre? 
 If you lose your way, phone
me. 
 We stopped on the way to Leeds for a
meal. 
 Can I drive you home? It's on my way. 
 I must have dropped my wallet along the
way. 
 There were some cows in the lane, blocking
our way. 
 Get out of my way! 
 3 [countable] 
a path, road, route,
etc. that you can travel along 
yol 
 There's a way across the fields. 
 look at HIGHWAY, MOTORWAY, RAILWAY 
DIRECTION  
4 [singular] 
a direction or
position 
yön, taraf 
 Look this way! 
 That painting is the wrong way up. 
 Are you sure these two words are the
right way round? 
 Shouldn't you be wearing that hat the
other way round (öbür tarafı)?  
 He thought I was older than my sister but
in fact it's the other way round (tam tersi). 
 look at BACK1 
DISTANCE  
5 [singular] 
a distance in space or
time 
uzaklık 
 It's a long way from London to
Edinburgh. 
 The exams are still a long way off (-e
daha çok var). 
 We had to sit a long way away from
the stage. 
 We came all this way to see him and he's
not at home! 
IDIOMS 
be
set in your ways 
to be unable to change
your habits, attitudes, etc. 
 (alışkanlık, görüş, tavır
vb.) sımsıkı bağlı olmak 
bluff
your way in, out, through, etc. sth 
to trick sb in order
to get into, out of a place, etc. 
kandırarak
girmek/çıkmak 
 We managed to bluff our way into the
stadium by saying we were journalists. 
by
the way 
(used for adding sth
to the conversation) on a new subject 
aklıma
gelmişken, bu arada 
 Oh, by the way, I saw Mario in town
yesterday. 
change
your ways 
to start to live or
behave in a different and better way from before 
kendine
çeki düzen vermek 
get/have
your own way 
to get or do what you
want, although others may want sth else 
istediğini
elde etmek, dediği olmak 
give
way 
to break or fall down 
kırılmak, kopmak,
çökmek 
 The branch of the tree suddenly gave way
and he fell. 
give
way (to sb/sth)  
1 to
stop or to allow sb/sth to go first 
yol
vermek 
 Give way to traffic coming from the right. 
 2 to
allow sb to have what they want although you did not at first agree with it 
teslim
olmak, boyun eğmek 
 We shall not give way to the terrorists'
demands. 
go
a long way 
(used about money,
food, etc.) to be used for buying a lot of things, feeding a lot of people,
etc. 
idare
etmek, idareli kullanmak 
 to make a little money go a long way 
go
out of your way (to do sth) 
to make a special
effort to do sth 
zahmete
girmek 
have
a long way to go 
to need to make a lot
more progress before sth can be achieved 
kırk
fırın ekmek yemek 
 I've got a long way to go before I can say
I'm fluent in French. 
in
a/one/any way; in some ways 
to a certain degree
but not completely 
bir
bakımdan 
 I'm very fond of him in one way. 
 In some ways I prefer working in a small
office. 
in
a big/small way 
used for expressing
the size or importance of an activity 
büyük/küçük
çapta 
 ‘Have you done any acting before?’ ‘Yes,
but in a very small way.’ 
in
the/your way  
1
blocking the road or path 
yolun
ortasında 
 Can you move that box – it's in my/the
way. 
 2 not
needed or wanted 
istenmeyen, ayak
altında 
 I felt rather in the way at my daughter's
party. 
learn
the hard way 
to understand or
realize sth by having an unpleasant experience rather than by being told 
yaşayarak
öğrenmek 
no
way 
(informal) 
definitely not 
hiç
yolu yok, olmaz 
 ‘Can I borrow your car?’ ‘No way!’ 
out
of harm's way 
in a safe place 
emin
yere;  
emin
yerde 
 Put the medicine out of harm's way where
the children can't reach it. 
thread
your way through sth 
to move through sth
with difficulty, going around things or people that are in your way 
yararak
geçmek, yol açıp geçmek 
 It took ages to thread our way through the
crowd. 
under
way 
having started and
making progress 
devam
etmekte, ilerlemekte 
 Discussions between the two sides are now
under way. 
a/sb's
way of life 
the behaviour and
customs that are typical of a person or group of people 
yaşam
tarzı 
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