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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

in someone's way en · ADP

Meanings

  1. Obstructing, blocking, or impeding the movement or line of sight of someone.
    • Wrex: Shepard! Get that second hammer going! Shepard: There's a Reaper in my way, Wrex! Wrex: I know! You get all the fun! 2012, BioWare, Mass Effect 3 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Tuchanka:
    • I couldn't get to the door because there were too many people in my way.
  2. Of interest or relevance to someone.
    • In the meantime, we had found nothing of any value but the silver and the trinkets, and neither of these were in our way. 1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC:

Synonyms

in the way of (obstructing or blocking) · in something's way (obstructing or blocking) · in the way