the way that

English

Alternative forms

• the way

Etymology

Ellipsis of in the (same) way that.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ðə ˈweɪ ðət/

Conjunction

the way that

1. as; in the way that.

   She liked him the way that he was.

   • 1977, Billy Joel, Just the Way You Are:

     I need to know that you will always be
     The same old someone that I knew
     What will it take till you believe in me
     The way that I believe in you?