"this way" meaning in English

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Adverb

Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} this way (not comparable)
  1. In the way indicated; as follows; thus Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-this_way-en-adv-C6xOU8JL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 2 19
  2. (informal) As a consequence. Tags: informal, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-this_way-en-adv-EvpPFJ5o

Noun

Head templates: {{head|en|noun}} this way
  1. (This entry is a translation hub.) In the indicated direction or manner. Translations (to indicate direction): сюды́ (sjudý) (Belarusian), 呢邊 (Chinese Cantonese), 呢边 (ni¹ bin¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 呢度 (ni¹ dou⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 呢處 (Chinese Cantonese), 呢处 (ni¹ syu³, nei¹ syu³) (Chinese Cantonese), 到這裡 (Chinese Mandarin), 到这里 (dào zhèlǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), 到這兒 (Chinese Mandarin), 到这儿 (dào zhèr) (Chinese Mandarin), tudy (Czech), tännepäin (Finnish), tätä kautta (Finnish), tätä tietä (Finnish), par ici (French), par là (French), इधर (idhar) (Hindi), इस तरफ़ (is taraf) (Hindi), erre (english: direction) (Hungarian), így [manner] (Hungarian), cara ini (Indonesian), da questa parte (Italian), per di qua (Italian), ここへ (koko e) (Japanese), こっちへ (kotchi e) (Japanese), こちらへ (kochira e) (Japanese), 이리 (iri) (Korean), 이쪽으로 (ijjogeuro) (Korean), hac (Latin), illac (Latin), ഇങ്ങനെ (iṅṅane) (Malayalam), wóshdę́ę́ʼgo (Navajo), tędy (Polish), neste caminho (Portuguese), nesta direcção (Portuguese), сюда́ (sjudá) (Russian), так (tak) (english: like this) (Russian), тако́й (takój) (Russian), tadiaľto (Slovak), tadeto (Slovak), hitåt (Swedish), häråt (Swedish), сюди́ (sjudý) (Ukrainian), ادھر (idhar) (Urdu), اس طرح (is taraf) (Urdu)
    Sense id: en-this_way-en-noun-BXc~Ba8W Categories (other): Translation hubs

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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to indicate direction",
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          "sense": "to indicate direction",
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          "code": "fr",
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          "english": "direction",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
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        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "to indicate direction",
          "word": "cara ini"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to indicate direction",
          "word": "da questa parte"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to indicate direction",
          "word": "per di qua"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "koko e",
          "sense": "to indicate direction",
          "word": "ここへ"
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        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kotchi e",
          "sense": "to indicate direction",
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        {
          "code": "ja",
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "iri",
          "sense": "to indicate direction",
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        {
          "code": "ko",
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          "sense": "to indicate direction",
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        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to indicate direction",
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        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to indicate direction",
          "word": "illac"
        },
        {
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "iṅṅane",
          "sense": "to indicate direction",
          "word": "ഇങ്ങനെ"
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          "code": "nv",
          "lang": "Navajo",
          "sense": "to indicate direction",
          "word": "wóshdę́ę́ʼgo"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to indicate direction",
          "word": "tędy"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to indicate direction",
          "word": "neste caminho"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to indicate direction",
          "word": "nesta direcção"
        },
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "sjudá",
          "sense": "to indicate direction",
          "word": "сюда́"
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          "sense": "to indicate direction",
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          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "to indicate direction",
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          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "to indicate direction",
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to indicate direction",
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to indicate direction",
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          "roman": "sjudý",
          "sense": "to indicate direction",
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          "lang": "Urdu",
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          "sense": "to indicate direction",
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          "lang": "Urdu",
          "roman": "is taraf",
          "sense": "to indicate direction",
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      "sense": "to indicate direction",
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      "code": "yue",
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      "sense": "to indicate direction",
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      "roman": "dào zhèr",
      "sense": "to indicate direction",
      "word": "到这儿"
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    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to indicate direction",
      "word": "tudy"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to indicate direction",
      "word": "tännepäin"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to indicate direction",
      "word": "tätä kautta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to indicate direction",
      "word": "tätä tietä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to indicate direction",
      "word": "par ici"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to indicate direction",
      "word": "par là"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "idhar",
      "sense": "to indicate direction",
      "word": "इधर"
    },
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      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "is taraf",
      "sense": "to indicate direction",
      "word": "इस तरफ़"
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      "code": "hu",
      "english": "direction",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to indicate direction",
      "word": "erre"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to indicate direction",
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    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "to indicate direction",
      "word": "cara ini"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to indicate direction",
      "word": "da questa parte"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to indicate direction",
      "word": "per di qua"
    },
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      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "koko e",
      "sense": "to indicate direction",
      "word": "ここへ"
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      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kotchi e",
      "sense": "to indicate direction",
      "word": "こっちへ"
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      "lang": "Japanese",
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      "sense": "to indicate direction",
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      "roman": "iri",
      "sense": "to indicate direction",
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      "roman": "ijjogeuro",
      "sense": "to indicate direction",
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      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to indicate direction",
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      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to indicate direction",
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      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "iṅṅane",
      "sense": "to indicate direction",
      "word": "ഇങ്ങനെ"
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      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "to indicate direction",
      "word": "wóshdę́ę́ʼgo"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to indicate direction",
      "word": "tędy"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to indicate direction",
      "word": "neste caminho"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to indicate direction",
      "word": "nesta direcção"
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      "roman": "tak",
      "sense": "to indicate direction",
      "word": "так"
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      "word": "тако́й"
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      "code": "sk",
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      "sense": "to indicate direction",
      "word": "tadiaľto"
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      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to indicate direction",
      "word": "tadeto"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to indicate direction",
      "word": "hitåt"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to indicate direction",
      "word": "häråt"
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "sjudý",
      "sense": "to indicate direction",
      "word": "сюди́"
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      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "idhar",
      "sense": "to indicate direction",
      "word": "ادھر"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "is taraf",
      "sense": "to indicate direction",
      "word": "اس طرح"
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}

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          "text": "It's good that he's gone. This way we don't have to argue with him all the time."
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        "As a consequence."
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