thisaway
Pronunciations
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/ˈðɪsəweɪ/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
Adverb
This way (in terms of physical direction as well as manner).
Usage- Southern-US
- Humorous
- not-comparable
- Related words
- thatawayhenceafterhenceforthhenceforwardhenceforwardshencefromhereabouthereaboutshereabovehereafterhereaftershereagainsthereamonghereanenthereathereawayherebeforeherebyhereforhereforehereforthhereforwardhereforwardsherefromherehencehereinabovehereinafterhereinbeforehereinbelowhereinelsewherehereinsoeverhereintohereinunderheremidhereofhereonhereouthereoverherethroughherethroughoutheretoheretoforehereuntohereuponherewithherewithalherewithinherewithouthithertohitheruntohitherwardhitherwardshowbeithoweverhowsohowsoeverhowsomedeverhowsomeverthatwisethenceafterthenceforththenceforwardthenceforwardsthencefromthenceoutthereaboutthereaboutsthereabovethereacrossthereafterthereaftersthereagainthereagainsttherealongthereamongthereamongstthereanenttherearoundthereatthereawaytherebeforetherebesidetherebetweentherebeyondtherebythereverthereforthereforethereforththerefromtherehencethereinabovethereinafterthereinbeforethereinbelowthereintothereinundertheremidthereofthereonthereoutthereovertheresoevertherethroughtherethroughouttheretotheretoforethereuntothereupthereupontherewiththerewithaltherewithintherewithoutthiswisethitherinsoeverthithertothitherwardthitherwardswhateverwhatsowhatsoeverwhatsomedeverwhatsomeverwhatwisewhenaboutwhenaboutswhenaswheneverwhensowhensoeverwhensomeverwhenceafterwhenceverwhenceforthwhenceforwardwhencefromwhencewardwhencewardswhereaboutwhereaboutswhereabovewhereafterwhereafterswhereagainstwherealongwhereamongwhereamongstwhereanentwherearoundwhereaswhereatwhereawaywherebeforewherebesidewherebetweenwherebeyondwherebywhereverwhereforwhereforewhereforthwherefromwherehencewhereinabovewhereinafterwhereinbeforewhereinbelowwhereinsoeverwhereintowhereinunderwheremidwhereofwhereonwhereoutwhereoverwheresowheresoeverwheresomeverwherethroughwherethroughoutwheretowheretoforewhereuntowhereupwhereuponwherewithwherewithalwherewithinwherewithoutwhithereverwhitherinsoeverwhithersowhithertowhithertoforewhitherwardwhitherwardswhyeverwhyforwhysowhysoever1. Scottish2. from Middle English mid3. old dialectal form
- Examples
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More examples (1)
"It was thisaway, mister; yes, sir; listen: I was camped in the ravine, an' all to wunst I seen the flare of the fire an' I run over there; but 'twas too late--the roof had fell in an' the pore feller must 'a' been cooked alive.