Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

the way that

/ðə ˈweɪ ðət/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.96 in modern English

Syllables: the way that
IPA: /ðə ˈweɪ ðət/

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

conj

as; in the way that.

Example Sentences

"She liked him the way that he was."
"I need to know that you will always be The same old someone that I knew What will it take till you believe in me The way that I believe in you?"

Etymology

Ellipsis of in the (same) way that.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ðə ˈweɪ ðət/
British English: /ðə ˈweɪ ðət/

Inflected Forms

the way (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce the way that?: The recorded pronunciation is /ðə ˈweɪ ðət/.
What does the way that mean?: as; in the way that.
Where does the way that come from?: Ellipsis of in the (same) way that.

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