the way

phrasal

1. Irish : in such a way that

they soldered the bottom of a tin dish on the top of his skull the way you could hear his brains ticking inside — James Stephens

2. Irish : in order that

it's only letting on you are to be lonesome, the way you'd get around me now — J.M.Synge

3. : in view of the manner in which

you'd think we were millionaires, the way we have to finance this department — Dorothy Sayers

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the Way

The Christian Religion (from Bible, Acts 9.2, etc)

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Main Entry: ↑way

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the way

informal

1

— used to say what someone's way of speaking, behaving, etc., seems to suggest

You'd think she was rich, the way she spends money! [=she spends money like a rich person]

The way he talks, you would think he ran the company. [=he talks as if he were the person who runs the company]

2

— used to say that something happens or is done with the same attitude, at the same pace, etc., as something else

They replace their cars the way [=like] other people replace shoes.

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Main Entry: ↑way