Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

have one's way with

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.38 in modern English

Syllables: have one's way with
IPA

33

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

1

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Synonym of have one's way (“to obtain the circumstances one wishes for, with somebody or something”).

verb

To engage (as the more active or dominant partner) in sexual intercourse with, especially without the consent of one's partner; rape.

Example Sentences

"He had pitched, as I have said, against the bulwarks, where he lay like some horrible, ungainly sort of puppet, life-size, indeed, but how different from life’s colour or life’s comeliness! In that position I could easily have my way with him, and as the habit of tragical adventures had worn off almost all my terror for the dead, I took him by the waist as if he had been a sack of bran and with one good heave, tumbled him overboard."
"Their daughter is being married in haste because she had the misfortune to go out with a terrible young man who took her to a wild beach party, got her drunk, and then had his way with her."
""She passed out, and when she passed out he had his way with her," Assistant District Attorney Anthony J. Marotta told the jury in his closing argument."

Inflected Forms

has one's way with (present, singular) having one's way with (participle, present) had one's way with (participle, past) had one's way with (past)

Phrases

have a way with have one's way

Frequently Paired Words

have a way with have one's way

Synonyms

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Questions

What does have one's way with mean?: Synonym of have one's way (“to obtain the circumstances one wishes for, with somebody or something”).

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