Phrase guide

in a way

prep_phrase · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • Mid-Atlantic, US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

prep_phrase

Meaning 1

To a certain degree; to an extent; in a certain sense.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: after a fashion, in a sense, in a manner of speaking

Antonyms: wholly, categorically

2

adverb

Meaning 2

from some points of view

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • she was right in a way

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: in zekere zin — to a certain degree, or in a certain sense
  • Esperanto: iusence — to a certain degree, or in a certain sense
  • Finnish: tavallaan — to a certain degree, or in a certain sense
  • French: dans un sens — to a certain degree, or in a certain sense
  • French: d’une certaine façon — to a certain degree, or in a certain sense
  • French: dans un certain sens — to a certain degree, or in a certain sense
  • French: dans une certaine mesure — to a certain degree, or in a certain sense
  • German: in gewisser Weise — to a certain degree, or in a certain sense
  • German: gewissermaßen — to a certain degree, or in a certain sense
  • Greek: κάπως (kápos) — to a certain degree, or in a certain sense
  • Greek: περίπου (perípou) — to a certain degree, or in a certain sense
  • Hungarian: bizonyos értelemben — to a certain degree, or in a certain sense
  • Norwegian Bokmål: delvis — to a certain degree, or in a certain sense
  • Norwegian Bokmål: til dels — to a certain degree, or in a certain sense
  • Norwegian Bokmål: til en viss grad — to a certain degree, or in a certain sense
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: delvis — to a certain degree, or in a certain sense
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: til dels — to a certain degree, or in a certain sense
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: til ei viss grad — to a certain degree, or in a certain sense
  • Polish: w pewnym sensie — to a certain degree, or in a certain sense
  • Polish: niejako — to a certain degree, or in a certain sense
  • Polish: poniekąd — to a certain degree, or in a certain sense
  • Portuguese: de certa forma — to a certain degree, or in a certain sense
  • Romanian: într-un fel — to a certain degree, or in a certain sense
  • Russian: в не́котором ро́де (v nékotorom róde) — to a certain degree, or in a certain sense
  • Russian: в не́которой сте́пени (v nékotoroj stépeni) — to a certain degree, or in a certain sense
  • Swedish: på ett sätt — to a certain degree, or in a certain sense
  • Swedish: på sätt och vis — to a certain degree, or in a certain sense
  • Tamil: ஒருவகையில் (oruvakaiyil) — to a certain degree, or in a certain sense
  • Turkish: bir bakıma — to a certain degree, or in a certain sense