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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

in a way

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.97 in modern English

Syllables
in- a way
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

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

Example Sentences

Phrases

in the way once in a way one way or another somehow or other

Frequently Paired Words

in the way once in a way one way or another somehow or other as it were

Synonyms

after a fashion in a sense in a manner of speaking

Antonyms

wholly categorically

Questions

What does in a way mean?
To a certain degree; to an extent; in a certain sense.

How to pronounce in a way

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