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path (pat̸h, pät̸h)

noun

  1. a track or way worn by footsteps; trail
  2. a walk or way for the use of people on foot, as in a park or garden
  3. a line of movement; course taken the path of the meteor
  4. a course or manner of conduct, thought, or procedure

Etymology: ME < OE pæth, akin to Ger pfad, Du pad, prob. early Gmc loanword < Iran (as in Avestan path-) < IE base *pent(h)-, to step, go > find, L pons, bridge

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path2 definition

path

  1. pathological
  2. pathology

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path Synonyms

path

n.

  1. A trodden way

    pathway, trail, way, track, short cut, footpath, bridle path, crosscut, footway, roadway, walkway, cinder track, trod (British), byway; see also route 1.

  2. A course

    route, beat, beaten path; see way 2.


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path Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • totality: But since the path of totality is so small it is very unlikely that it will cross you home.

Converse of object

  • tread: Reason, tread the path of selflessness into eternity.

Adjective modifier

  • coastal: The coastal path is easily accessed from these cottages.

Noun used with modifier

  • career: What can orange offer you in terms of career path?
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path quotes

More than at any other time in history, mankind faces a crossroads.One path leads to despair and utter hopelessness. The other, to total extinction. Let us pray we have the wisdom to choose correctly.

-Allen,Woody pseudonym of  Allen Stewart Konigsberg

And see ye not yon braid, braid road, That lies across the lily leven? That is the path of Wickedness, Though some call it the Road to Heaven.

-Ballads

O L, thou hast searched me, and known me. Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off. Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo,O L, thou knowest it altogether. Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.

-Bible (Old Testament)

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