one way or another

adverb

By any means possible.

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by hook or by crooksomehow or other
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Meanings

adverbone way or another (not comparable)

alternative one way or other · alternative one way or the other

  1. colloquialnot comparableBy any means possible.

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

    1978, Debbie Harry, Nigel Harrison, “One Way or Another”, in Parallel Lines, performed by Blondie

    Synonyms: by hook or by crook

  2. colloquialnot comparableIn a way that is not stated or known; somehow.

    Synonyms: somehow or other

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbBy any means possible.

Similar
by hook or by crook

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

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somehow or other

Translations

Arabic بِطَرِيقَةٍ أَو بِأُخرَى
  • بِطَرِيقَةٍ أَو بِأُخرَىby any means possible
Bulgarian по един или друг начин, така или иначе
  • по един или друг начин (po edin ili drug način)by any means possible
  • така или иначе (taka ili inače)by any means possible
Catalan sigui com vulgui, de tronc o de bronc
  • sigui com vulguiby any means possible
  • de tronc o de broncby any means possible
Chinese Mandarin 不顧一切 /不顾一切, 無論如何 /无论如何
  • 不顧一切 /不顾一切 (bùgùyīqiè)by any means possible
  • 無論如何 /无论如何 (wúlùnrúhé)by any means possible
  • 不管怎樣 /不管怎样 (bùguǎnzěnyàng)by any means possible
  • 不知何故 (bùzhī hégù)in a way that is not stated or known
  • 不知怎樣 /不知怎样 (bùzhī zěnyàng)in a way that is not stated or known
  • 以某種方式 /以某种方式 (yǐ mǒuzhǒng fāngshì)in a way that is not stated or known
Dutch linksom of rechtsom
  • linksom of rechtsomby any means possible
Finnish tavalla tai toisella, tavalla tai toisella
  • tavalla tai toisellaby any means possible
  • tavalla tai toisellain a way that is not stated or known
French d'une manière ou d'une autre, d'une façon ou d'une autre
  • d'une manière ou d'une autreby any means possible
  • d'une façon ou d'une autreby any means possible
German auf die eine oder andere Art, so oder so
  • auf die eine oder andere Artby any means possible
  • so oder soby any means possible
Greek ούτως ή άλλως, έτσι κι αλλιώς
  • ούτως ή άλλως (oútos í állos)by any means possible
  • έτσι κι αλλιώς (étsi ki alliós)by any means possible
Italian in un modo o nell'altro
  • in un modo o nell'altroby any means possible
Polish tak czy inaczej
  • tak czy inaczejby any means possible
Romanian într-un fel sau altul
  • într-un fel sau altulby any means possible
Russian так и́ли ина́че
  • так и́ли ина́че (tak íli ináče)by any means possible
Scottish Gaelic mar siud no mar seo, a dh'olc no a dh'èiginn
  • mar siud no mar seoby any means possible
  • a dh'olc no a dh'èiginnby any means possible
Spanish de un modo u otro, por h o por b
  • de un modo u otroby any means possible
  • por h o por bby any means possible
Swedish på ett sätt eller ett annat, på ett eller annat sätt
  • på ett sätt eller ett annatby any means possible
  • på ett eller annat sättby any means possible
  • på ett eller ett annat sättby any means possible
Turkish öyle ya da böyle
  • öyle ya da böyleby any means possible
Ukrainian так чи іна́кше
  • так чи іна́кше (tak čy inákše)by any means possible
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