method/manner

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see also ACTION, BEHAVIOUR
- how sth is done or can be done: way
That hasn't worked. We'll have to think of a better way of doing it. ◎ Is there any way in which I can help?
- a way of doing a particular kind of thing: method, means (plural means)
Which method of payment will you be using? ◎ The government employ various methods for calculating the number of unemployed workers. ◎ A bicycle is my only means of transport.
- a particular way of doing sth scientific, artistic or professional: technique
He uses some very interesting photographic techniques. ◎ a teaching technique
- the way that you choose to do sth or the way that sth happens: manner, style
It was not so much what they did but the manner in which it was done that annoyed people. ◎ He's nice but he's got a very strange manner. ◎ a new management style
- a number of things that are done in a certain order for a particular purpose: process
I'm studying the process of manufacturing light bulbs.
- the actions that you must take in order to do sth in the correct or usual way: procedure
This is the normal procedure for getting a visa. ◎ You must follow the correct procedure.
- a general way of dealing with people or doing things: approach (to sb/sth); verb: approach sb/sth
Other countries have adopted a slightly different approach. ◎ There are various ways of approaching the problem.
- a thing that you want to achieve by using a particular method: aim, objective, goal
aims and methods ◎ My main objective is to make sure that my children get a good education.
- an idea or arrangement for doing, making or achieving sth in the future: plan
- an official plan for organizing sth: scheme
The government has developed a new scheme to help the long-term unemployed.
※ more on making plans INTEND/PLAN
- to ask sb in what way they do sth, you say how, or, to show surprise, however
How do you spell your name? ◎ However did you manage to find me here?
- the way in which: how
I don't know how to use a computer. ◎ I don't know how we're going to manage.
- in any way you like: however
You can wrap up the parcel however you want.
- in a way that is not known or certain: somehow, (informal) somehow or other
Somehow I managed to get away without anyone noticing.
- in the same way: similarly
They're identical twins and they not only look the same but they behave similarly too.
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- a general plan that you use in order to do or achieve sth: strategy; adjective: strategic
the Government's strategy to beat inflation ◎ strategic planning
- a particular way of achieving some part of a plan: tactic (usually plural); adjective: tactical
We had a meeting to discuss tactics for marketing our new product. ◎ military tactics ◎ a tactical decision/error
- the science or study of methods: methodology (noun U)
research methodology ◎ teaching methodology