road
∞
2.7
- noun
- /roʊd/
- We are all travelers on the same road, which leads to the same end.
- a road map
- the road to take
- the road to ruin
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Watch on YouTubeAnd someday along that long road, you may get that job.
- And someday along that long road, you may get that job.
- Joe Frank, it's been a long road, but we did it.
- So I think most roads leave lead back to self.
- So that's a very long road until that moment from.
- And when you walk down this road with yourself, Yeah.
- Because I am not so sure how the road to this situation happens.
- What distinguishes between the two roads as expressions?
Examples
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The community was divided over what road to take in their quest to improve their situation.
Academic text (1999) -
You don't have options on the road to success.
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Nobody told me that the road would be easy.
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Joe Frank, it's been a long road, but we did it.
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Now we're going into the open road of your future.
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You have many difficult roads to travel.
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So let's talk about your road to where you are now.
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But conservation is all about looking down the road and planning for the future.
Academic text (1999) -
By the autumn of 2000, the road to peace no longer seemed so clear.
Academic text (2011) -
By the autumn of 2000, the road to peace no longer seemed so clear.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A path or road from one place to another
∞
1.0
A road or path people use to travel between places
575
1.0
A way or track that people and things move along for travel
9
7.2
A path toward a dream that has problems and surprises
7
4.1
A longer route that goes around a blocked road to reach a place
1
7.0
An easy way to reach success or a goal
Idioms
- Literature
4
9.0
A sudden big change in what someone believes or values that changes their life
- Informal
To start a journey into the unknown that brings adventure and personal change
Compounds
14
3.7
A place where a road divides into two paths or a time to choose between two options
- Informal
5
6.8
A choice that few people make because it is different from what most people do
2
3.3
A road owned by a person or company that leads to a house and is not for public use
2
1.6
A street that mainly lets people reach nearby homes and shops rather than pass through
- Specialized
1
3.2
A major road that carries a lot of traffic and connects important parts of a city
- Jargon
1
4.8
A series of presentations in different cities to meet people who might invest
- Archaic
1
9.9
A person who stops and robs travelers on the road in the Old West, often from stagecoaches
- Specialized
1
2.9
A heavy vehicle with wide smooth drums that flattens and hardens road surfaces
How Direct
Surface Forms
Etymology
Road can also mean a way to reach something, and this sense comes from the old English rād meaning 'journey'. That's why we say 'the road to success' when we mean the steps or method someone follows to reach a goal.