method
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- noun
- /ˈmɛθəd/
- Jargon
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método de interpretación
- I'm a method actor.
And Sparta is a method actor, I guess so dedicated.
- And Sparta is a method actor, I guess so dedicated.
- Like he's like, he's very good at being method, but also talking to you as Tom.
- So I called it method writing, like method acting, method writing, and that was the basic idea.
- I drank a lot that day to get through the scene because I'm Method.
- I'm like approaching the situation like it's it's it's almost like method acting of like you're better than me.
- I told you it's it's tough to do you method act.
- They stayed like my sisters because I was method.
Examples
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Other counselors have tried unique and interesting methods individualized for specific children.
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Then you're a real method actor then, you know.
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And it's, it's simply a method of her trying to, in her eyes, protect herself.
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So I called it method writing, like method acting, method writing, and that was the basic idea.
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- Are you a method actor or something?
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But I'm also a student of what might one might call the method, you know.
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According to the Method, Jim's control of his actions translates into control of his identity.
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Stella Adler maintained that Method "Acting is not just imitating everyday behavior."
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The film suggests that the Method's explicit focus on the perception of control and its implicit emancipatory nature.
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Many actors use method acting to portray their characters more authentically by tapping into their personal emotions.
Synonyms
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A way of performing where a person uses their own feelings and memories to become a character
Idioms
Compounds
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A way of performing where a person uses their own feelings and memories to become a character
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A way to prevent pregnancy, often using a device like a condom or a medicine like a pill
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A way to test scientific ideas by doing controlled tests and measuring results
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A way to avoid pregnancy by not having sex during a woman's most fertile days
- Specialized
A natural way for a woman to find her fertile days by taking her temperature every morning
- Specialized
A natural way to avoid pregnancy by checking a woman's daily morning temperature to find days she can get pregnant
A way for couples to prepare for natural childbirth using exercises, breathing, and partner support
A way to prepare for natural birth using exercises, breathing, nutrition, relaxation, and the father's support
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A method of avoiding pregnancy by counting days of the period to find fertile days
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A way to avoid pregnancy by tracking a woman's periods and avoiding sex on days when she can get pregnant
A way of teaching that uses new ideas and activities to help students learn
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A way to reduce an asset's value by a fixed percent each year, with larger reductions at first
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A way to reduce an asset's remaining value by a fixed percentage each year
A way of choosing methods and ideas from different places to use what works best
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A gentle way to help a baby be born in a quiet, dim room with immediate mother contact
- Specialized
A gentle way of giving birth in a quiet, dim room that lets the mother hold the baby right away
- Formal
A way of teaching by asking questions to help students find answers themselves
- Archaic
A way to study how quantities change by looking at very small changes
- Specialized
A way to fit a line or curve to data by making squared errors as small as possible
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A lab method to tell types of bacteria by staining them to see if they keep a purple dye
- Archaic
A way of natural childbirth that uses education and breathing to reduce pain and help you relax
- Archaic
A way of giving birth that treats labor as normal and uses teaching, breathing, and relaxation to reduce pain
- Specialized
A way to solve many equations by starting with a guess and improving it until accurate
A way to reduce stress and become calm, often using breathing or muscle exercises
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A way of teaching children music using singing, instruments, movement and play to help them be creative
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A way to find a woman's fertile days by watching when her body makes clear, slippery mucus around ovulation
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A way to find a woman's fertile days by watching changes in cervical mucus
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A method for finding what a mineral or crystal is by using X-rays on a crushed sample
- Specialized
A way to find the best solution for problems with many rules by moving between allowed choices
- Specialized
A way of charging the same cost each year for an asset that loses value
- Archaic
A way of teaching reading that has learners memorize whole printed words and their sounds
How Emotionally Involved
Surface Forms
Etymology
Method as an acting technique comes from the same Greek roots meta and hodos, with hodos meaning 'way' or 'path'. A method actor follows a clear path into a character, step by step, to make the performance feel real.