Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

have one's way

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.38 in modern English

Syllables: have one's way
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To obtain the circumstances one wishes for; to do what one wishes to do, or to have others do what one wishes them to do.

verb

To achieve a desired or natural result.

verb

To have sexual intercourse with, especially without the consent of one's partner.

Example Sentences

"He held out to me a bowl of steaming broth, that filled the room with a savour sweeter, ten thousand times, to me than every rose and lily of the world; yet would not let me drink it at a gulp, but made me sip it with a spoon like any baby. […] And so it was ten days or more before youth and health had their way, and I was strong again; and all that time Elzevir Block sat by my bed, and nursed me tenderly as a woman. So piece by piece I learned the story of how they found me."

Inflected Forms

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

Phrases

have one's way with

Synonyms

get one's way

Questions

What does have one's way mean?: To obtain the circumstances one wishes for; to do what one wishes to do, or to have others do what one wishes them to do.

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