Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

one way or another

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.47 in modern English

Syllables: one way or an-oth-er
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

By any means possible.

Colloquial

adv

In a way that is not stated or known; somehow.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"One way or another, I'm going to find ya / I'm gonna get ya, get ya, get ya, get ya"

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

one way or other (alternative) one way or the other (alternative)

Synonyms

by hook or by crook somehow or other

Questions

What does one way or another mean?: By any means possible.

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