English in a Minute: Which verbs do we use with 'way'?
Learning English Vocabulary
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🗓️ 25 September 2024
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Summary
Collocations are words that commonly go together. Learn common collocations with 'way'. Think of 'a way' as a path in front of you, and let nothing stand in your way of English proficiency!
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to BBC learning English.com. |
| 0:05.0 | Is a lack of vocabulary standing in the way of your English proficiency? |
| 0:09.3 | Let's fix that. |
| 0:11.1 | We can think of a way in a literal sense as a path in front of you. |
| 0:16.3 | If something stands in your way, the path is physically blocked. |
| 0:22.5 | Metaphorically, this means something obstructs you from achieving something. Can you stop standing in my way? I need to move past |
| 0:29.4 | you. If you lose your way literally, it means you're physically lost, but when you find your way, |
| 0:36.2 | you're on the right path. Metaphorically, |
| 0:39.3 | this means you're confused about what to do, but then it becomes clear. Martha lost her way a bit |
| 0:45.8 | after university, but once she became clear on her goals, she found her way to her dream job. |
| 0:53.2 | Finally, if you go out of your way, |
| 0:55.6 | it means you make a special effort to do something. |
| 0:59.4 | Mum always goes out of her way to help me when I need her. |
| 1:03.7 | We hope you go out of your way |
| 1:05.4 | to improve your English with our videos. |
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