path (pɑːθ
)
Definitions
noun
Word forms: plural, paths, pɑːðz
- a road or way, esp a narrow trodden track
- a surfaced walk, as through a garden
- the course or direction in which something moves ⇒
the path of a whirlwind
- a course of conduct ⇒
the path of virtue
- computing the directions for reaching a particular file or directory, as traced hierarchically through each of the parent directories usually from the root; the file or directoryand all parent directories are separated from one another in the path by slashes
Alternative Forms
ˈpathless adjectiveWord Origin
Old English pæth; related to Old High German, German Pfad-path
Definitions
combining form in countable noun
- denoting a person suffering from a specified disease or disorder ⇒
neuropath
- denoting a practitioner of a particular method of treatment ⇒
osteopath
Word Origin
back formation from -pathypatho- or (before a vowel) path-
Definitions
combining form
- disease ⇒
pathology
Word Origin
from Greek pathos suffering; see pathosTranslations
- British English:
path
A path is a strip of ground that people walk along....the garden path.pɑːθ NOUN ...the garden path.
- Spanish:
sendero
nm
- French:
chemin
nm
- German:
Pfad
nm
- Chinese: 小路 n
- Arabic: سَبِيلٌ n
- Portuguese: caminho nm
- Russian: тропа nf
- Croatian: staza nf
- Czech: pěšina nf
- Danish: spor nnt
- Dutch: pad nnt
- Finnish: polku n
- Greek: μονοπάτι nnt
- Italian: percorso nm
- Japanese: 小道 n
- Korean: 길 n
- Norwegian: sti nm
- Polish: ścieżka nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: caminho nm
- European Spanish:
sendero
nm
- Swedish: stig nutr
- Thai: ทางเดิน n
- Turkish: patika n
- Vietnamese: đường n
Usage examples
Even to the inexperienced eye it was obvious that the Defenders planned to force the battle along a path of their choosing.
, TREASON KEEP (2001)Their blades are believed to kill the rare birds that fly into their path.
Country Life (2004)Thus, the recent result is just another staging post on the path to public enlightenment.
Irish Times (2002)Follow the path on the right, more open now, to arrive at an open area above the cliffs.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Here in the West, there has been a much poorer tradition of movement as a path to self-development.
, MOVING INTO ECSTASY: An Urban Mystic's Guide to Movement, Music and Meditation (2001)