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path

824 2.1

A way of doing things that a person chooses to follow

noun
/pæθ/

: camino

We can all rest a little easier at night now that he's on the path to recovery.
career path
follow a path
pursue a path

You can in fact choose the path that says you're right.

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Examples

I strayed from the path, and I paid the price.

The Man with the Iron Fists (2012)
As an alternative, I determined that my best path lay upward, into the Highlands.

Fiction book (1991)
So it's almost like it is the path to face fear.
And that was how he saw the path to financial security.

The Rich Dad Channel
Perhaps it is time that you followed in her path.

Thunderbolts* (2025)
In the new world we have entered, the only path to safety is the path of action.

Academic text (2011)
Serving others is my path to liberation .

Seven Years in Tibet (1997)
But we've been pursuing this, this path for a while now.

Rich Roll
Such actions were prescribed by the road map, which outlined the path to a two-state solution.

Academic text (2011)
Deciding to pursue a career in education was a vital path in her personal development.

Synonyms

way

vspath

∞ 1.0

How someone does something or how it happens

is a chosen course of action rather than a general manner

way of life

vspath

193 2.4

The usual habits, beliefs, and actions of a person or group

is a chosen course of action rather than a general lifestyle

Idioms

in its path

18 1.3

In the way of a moving thing that can hit or damage things

off the beaten path

9 6.0

In a place most people do not visit

down a dark path

Informal

1 8.2

To start behaving in a bad or dangerous way that harms your life

to cross one's path

4.2

To meet someone unexpectedly, often by chance

Compounds

career path

25 2.7

A series of jobs someone has during their working life that lead to higher roles

flight path

Specialized

19 3.9

The route a plane or rocket follows through the sky

path of least resistance

Informal

7 3.9

The easiest choice that avoids difficulty or conflict

Shining Path

NSFW

6 9.1

A violent communist rebel group in Peru that used terror against people

primrose path

Literature

2 8.8

An easy, pleasant life that leads to trouble or ruin

bridle path

1 5.8

A path for riding or leading horses, not for vehicles

glide path

Specialized

1 5.7

The path a plane follows when coming down to land

approach path

Specialized

1 5.5

The route a plane follows when going down to land, especially the last part before it touches the ground

glide path

Jargon

1 6.1

A planned smooth path to reach a goal

breadcrumb path

5.8

A set of small signs that help you find your way back, often on websites

circumambulatory path

9.9

A path that goes around a building for walking or religious use

flare path

Specialized

8.3

A line of lights showing the edge of a runway to guide pilots at night or in fog

towing path

5.8

A path beside a canal or river where people pull boats from the bank

How Specific

strategy

∞ 3.7

plan

∞ 1.0

path

824 2.1

option

∞ 2.2

idea

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

path singular

paths plural

Etymology

Path first meant a physical 'track', and people used that simple picture for life and choice, like a road you walk. So a career or life path is the route you choose to follow.