English Dictionary
Definition of “method”
method (ˈmɛθəd
)
Definitions
noun
- a way of proceeding or doing something, esp a systematic or regular one
- orderliness of thought, action, etc
- (often plural) the techniques or arrangement of work for a particular field or subject
- bell-ringing any of several traditional sets of changes See major (sense 19)
, minor (sense 8)
Word Origin
C16: via French from Latin methodus, from Greek methodos, literally: a going after, from meta- after + hodos way
Synonyms
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manner,
process,
approach,
technique,
way,
plan,
course,
system,
form,
rule,
programme,
style,
practice,
fashion,
scheme,
arrangement,
procedure,
routine,
mode,
modus operandi,
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orderliness,
planning,
order,
system,
form,
design,
structure,
purpose,
pattern,
organization,
regularity,
Method (ˈmɛθəd)
Definitions
noun
- (sometimes not capital)
- a technique of acting based on the theories of Stanislavsky, in which the actor bases his role on the inner motivation of the character he plays
- ((as modifier) ⇒
a Method actor
Translations
- British English:
method
A method is a particular way of doing something.Teachers are allowed to try out different teaching methods.ˈmɛθəd NOUN Teachers are allowed to try out different teaching methods.
- Spanish:
método
nm
- French:
méthode
nf
- German:
Methode
nf
- Chinese: 方法 n
- Arabic: طَرِيقَةٌ n
- Portuguese: método nm
- Russian: метод nm
- Croatian: metoda nf
- Czech: metoda nf
- Danish: metode nutr
- Dutch: methode nf
- Finnish: metodi n
- Greek: μέθοδος nf
- Italian: metodo nm
- Japanese: 方法 n
- Korean: 방법 n
- Norwegian: metode nm
- Polish: metoda nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: método nm
- European Spanish:
método
nm
- Swedish: metod nutr
- Thai: วิธีการ n
- Turkish: yöntem n
- Vietnamese: phương pháp n
Usage examples
Then another man dies by a most unusual method , shot through the neck with a speargun dart.
Jenkins, Geoffrey, A Daystar of Fear (1994)Breast pathologist Andy Hanby at the University of Leeds says he would like to see the method put through its paces in clinical trials.
New Scientist (2003)It is produced quickly and there may be an upward bias in the method of reporting.
Irish Times (2002)I am talking about the moaning over the method of seeding for the Wimbledon championships of the All-England club.
Glasgow Herald (2001)For a television programme, The Mind Box, I demonstrated this method with Sandy, a psychiatric nurse.
Dorothy Rowe, BEYOND FEAR (2002)
