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10 Language-to-English DictionariesWeg
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /veːk/
"Viele Wege führen nach Rom."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A method, style, or manner of doing something.
"There are many different ways to solve this complex mathematical problem." - 2
A road, track, or path leading from one place to another.
"We lost our way in the dense forest as night began to fall."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'weg', meaning 'road, path, or course of travel', originating from Proto-Germanic '*wago-'. Cognates include German 'Weg', Dutch 'weg', and Latin 'via', sharing a deep Indo-European root meaning 'to go or transport'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Way" is said worldwide
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manière
Transliteration: /ma.njɛʁ/
"Il y a plusieurs manières de faire cela."
Weg
Transliteration: /veːk/
"Viele Wege führen nach Rom."
modo
Transliteration: /ˈmɔ.do/
"Questo è il modo migliore per farlo."
manera
Transliteration: /maˈne.ɾa/
"Hay muchas maneras de resolver este problema."
maneira
Transliteration: /maˈnej.ɾɐ/
"Esta é a melhor maneira de aprender."
तरीका
Transliteration: tarika
"यह काम करने का एक नया तरीका है।"
方法
Transliteration: fāngfǎ
"我们有很多方法可以解决这个问题。"
방법
Transliteration: bangbeop
"이 문제를 해결할 여러 가지 방법이 있습니다."
方法
Transliteration: hōhō
"その問題を解決するための良い方法があります。"
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