path
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1.0
- noun
- /pæθ/
- After a long walk, we finally found a path that led us to the beach.
- a narrow path
- path length
- path width
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- But once you start walking, that path starts unfolding for you.
- Now we're walking down this path and I'm like, I get it.
- So that's not a very walkable path for most people.
- We have a built in path, an anxiolytic.
- You can somehow find a path through this network.
Examples
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There were steps from the top deck to a path that led toward the little summerhouse.
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You follow that path and then cut toward the road.
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I kept walking down the path toward what I wanted.
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In that case, the path starts and ends in the same spot.
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It's just this one little path to the resort.
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Now we're walking down this path and I'm like, I get it.
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There's only eight more of us coming up the path.
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From the bridge, we climbed to the path by which I'd first approached the house.
Fiction book (1990) -
Only one obstacle stood in my path: the big, fat rejection letter I received.
Academic text (2011) -
But she wanted a fresh start, she wanted to become a respectable woman, so... ...I think I saw myself as a missionary, helping someone to find a new path.
Synonyms
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1.0
A path or road from one place to another
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2.2
A long metal or rubber band with wheels that helps heavy vehicles move over soft ground
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1.0
A road or path people use to travel between places
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1.6
A rough path through the countryside for walking or riding
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2.0
The path something moves along, for example a plane or a river
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1.0
A path people use near a building or in a garden
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2.0
A path made for people to go on foot
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2.7
A track made by people or animals that is worn down
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1.9
A narrow path for people to walk on away from roads
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2.3
A path for people who ride bicycles
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5.8
A path for riding or leading horses, not for vehicles
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4.7
A path beside a canal or river once used to pull boats
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2.5
A path for people to walk on beside a road
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6.7
A path someone already walked to get back the same way
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7.5
A small quiet path in the countryside that few people use
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8.4
A wooden path that people build across wet or marshy ground to walk on
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7.4
A path for bicycles and other vehicles with wheels
A path that goes around a building for walking or religious use
An old narrow path that runs along the edge of a field or cliff
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
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5.5
The route a plane follows when going down to land, especially the last part before it touches the ground
- Specialized
A line of lights showing the edge of a runway to guide pilots at night or in fog
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Path comes from an old German word meaning 'track' or 'way'. Think of a worn line in the grass made by many feet — that clear route is a path, which is why path means a real road or course for travel.