Meanings
prepositional phrase
- To a certain degree; to an extent; in a certain sense.
As an adult, I became a journalist whose beat is the environment. In a way, I’ve turned my youthful preoccupations into a profession.
2020 April, Elizabeth Kolbert, “Why we won't avoid a climate catastrophehttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2020/04/why-we-wont-avoid-a-climate-catastrophe-feature/”, in National GeographicSynonyms: after a fashion, in a sense, in a manner of speaking · Antonyms: wholly, categorically
Synonyms & antonyms
prepositional phraseTo a certain degree; to an extent; in a certain sense.
Opposite
Translations
Dutch in zekere zin
- in zekere zinto a certain degree, or in a certain sense
Esperanto iusence
- iusenceto a certain degree, or in a certain sense
Finnish tavallaan
- tavallaanto a certain degree, or in a certain sense
French dans un sens, d’une certaine façon
- dans un sensto a certain degree, or in a certain sense
- d’une certaine façonto a certain degree, or in a certain sense
- dans un certain sensto a certain degree, or in a certain sense
- dans une certaine mesureto a certain degree, or in a certain sense
German in gewisser Weise, gewissermaßen
- in gewisser Weiseto a certain degree, or in a certain sense
- gewissermaßento a certain degree, or in a certain sense
Greek κάπως, περίπου
- κάπως (kápos)to a certain degree, or in a certain sense
- περίπου (perípou)to a certain degree, or in a certain sense
Hungarian bizonyos értelemben
- bizonyos értelembento a certain degree, or in a certain sense
Norwegian Bokmål delvis, til dels
- delvisto a certain degree, or in a certain sense
- til delsto a certain degree, or in a certain sense
- til en viss gradto a certain degree, or in a certain sense
Polish w pewnym sensie, niejako
- w pewnym sensieto a certain degree, or in a certain sense
- niejakoto a certain degree, or in a certain sense
- poniekądto a certain degree, or in a certain sense
Portuguese de certa forma
- de certa formato a certain degree, or in a certain sense
Romanian într-un fel
- într-un felto a certain degree, or in a certain sense
Russian в не́котором ро́де, в не́которой сте́пени
- в не́котором ро́де (v nékotorom róde)to a certain degree, or in a certain sense
- в не́которой сте́пени (v nékotoroj stépeni)to a certain degree, or in a certain sense
Spanish de/en cierto/algún modo]], de/en cierta/alguna manera/forma
- de/en cierto/algún modo]]to a certain degree, or in a certain sense
- de/en cierta/alguna manera/formato a certain degree, or in a certain sense
Swedish på ett sätt, på sätt och vis
- på ett sättto a certain degree, or in a certain sense
- på sätt och visto a certain degree, or in a certain sense
Tamil ஒருவகையில்
- ஒருவகையில் (oruvakaiyil)to a certain degree, or in a certain sense
Turkish bir bakıma
- bir bakımato a certain degree, or in a certain sense
Cite this entry
APA
in a way. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20a%20way
MLA
“in a way.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20a%20way. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “in a way,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20a%20way.
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