in a way

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in a way

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  1. 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.

    Similar: after a fashion, in a sense, in a manner of speaking · Opposite: wholly, categorically

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prep_phrase to a certain degree, or in a certain sense

Españolde/en cierto/algún modo]], de/en cierta/alguna manera/forma
Portuguêsde certa forma
Françaisdans un sens, d’une certaine façon, dans un certain sens, dans une certaine mesure
Deutschin gewisser Weise, gewissermaßen
Ελληνικάκάπως kápos, περίπου perípou
Românăîntr-un fel
Русскийв не́котором ро́де v nékotorom róde, в не́которой сте́пени v nékotoroj stépeni

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@misc{in_a_way_2026,
  title = {in a way},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/in%20a%20way},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}