via

[vahy-uh, vee-uh]

preposition

1. by a route that touches or passes through; by way of.

   From here, you would fly to Japan via the North Pole.

2. by the agency or means of.

   The task of identifying maps was entirely done by volunteers who were selected via an online campaign.

noun

1. Architecture.,  a space between two mutules.

2. Electronics.,  an electrical connection between layers of a circuit board, usually made by placing conductive metal pads on each layer and drilling a hole through them, then adding more conductive metal to the inside of the hole.

via

/ ˈvaɪə /

preposition

1. by way of; by means of; through

   to London via Paris

Word History and Origins

Origin of via¹

First recorded in 1770–80; from Latin viā, ablative of via “way”; way ¹ ( def. )

Word History and Origins

Origin of via¹

C18: from Latin viā, from via way

Example Sentences

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“With a little volatility to the downside in Netflix’s earnings, it starts to create some questions about bleeding through things that have done really well in the technology sector, and maybe tech firms did not do as well in the third quarter as expected,” Mulberry told MarketWatch via phone on Wednesday.

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And about 78% said they “at least sometimes” watch movies and shows via YouTube, TikTok or other social platforms, according to the annual Teens and Screens report from the Center for Scholars and Storytellers in UCLA’s department of psychology.

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"This was stopped after a short time. However some of the discs were lost and went out via the outfall," it told the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

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Four masked thieves used a truck with a set of mechanical ladders mounted on it to gain access to the Gallery of Apollo via a balcony close to the River Seine at 09:30 on Sunday.

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