"way to go" meaning in English

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Interjection

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-way to go.wav
Head templates: {{en-interj}} way to go
  1. An expression of congratulations, encouragement, or approval. Translations (expression of congrats, encouragement or approval): 好样的,加油! (Chinese Mandarin), sillä lailla (Finnish), bien joué ! (French), Gut gemacht! (German), Bravo! (German), Weiter so! (German), εύγε (évge) (Greek), μπράβο (brávo) (Greek), כָּל הַכָּבוֹד! (kól hakavód!) (Hebrew), ez igen! (Hungarian), ez az! (Hungarian), csak így tovább! (Hungarian), gratulálok! (Hungarian), tak trzymać (Polish), boa! (Portuguese), sin thu fhèin (Scottish Gaelic), paráda (Slovak), ¡bien hecho! (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-way_to_go-en-intj-cP9kCrT~

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-way to go.wav Forms: ways to go [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|ways to go}} way to go (plural ways to go)
  1. A route, course of action; a preferred decision or choice. Synonyms: WTG [initialism] Related terms: what a way to go Translations (preferred decision): paras vaihtoehto (Finnish), richtige Entscheidung [feminine] (German) Translations (right route): oikea tie (Finnish), marche à suivre [feminine] (French), richtige Richtung [feminine] (German)
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Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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