Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

get one's way

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.37 in modern English

Syllables
get one's way
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To obtain the circumstances one wishes for.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

gets one's way (present, singular) getting one's way (participle, present) got one's way (past) got one's way (UK, participle) gotten one's way (US, participle)

Synonyms

have one's way

Questions

What does get one's way mean?
To obtain the circumstances one wishes for.

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