path
- noun1 way across landADJECTIVE▪ long▪ narrow▪ steep▪ winding▪ cobblestone (esp. AmE), dirt (esp. AmE), gravel, paved, rocky▪ wooded▪ cliff, coast, coastal (all esp. BrE)▪ forest, garden, woodland (esp. BrE)▪ pedestrian, public (esp. BrE)▪ bike (AmE), cycle (BrE)▪ bridleVERB + PATH▪ follow, take▪
Follow this path for about 100 yards, and it's on your right.
▪ go along, go down, go up▪ climb▪ keep on, keep to, stay on▪ leave, stray from, stray off▪ retrace▪They retraced the path they had taken earlier that day.
▪ clear, make▪A path was cleared through the jungle.
PATH + VERB▪ go, run▪That path goes down to the river.
▪ descend (esp. BrE)▪ follow sth▪The path follows the stream for quite a way.
▪ branch off, leave sth▪The path left the river bank and wound its way into the woods.
▪ divide, fork▪ go to sth, lead (to) sth▪Where does this path lead?
▪ wind, zigzag▪Then the path zigzags steeply uphill for a while.
▪ be marked (sth)▪The path is clearly marked.
▪ narrow, widenPREPOSITION▪ along a/the path, down a/the path, up a/the path▪The children ran along the path.
▪ on a/the path▪I think we're on the path we used yesterday.
▪ path along, path beside, path by▪the path along the canal
▪ path for▪a path for cyclists
▪ path from▪the path from the hotel to the beach
▪ path through▪I took the path through the park.
▪ path toPHRASES▪ off the beaten path (= not in a place that most people go to) (AmE)▪The museum is located well off the beaten path.
2 line of movementADJECTIVE▪ correct, right▪ flight▪The pilot was instructed to change his flight path.
▪ direct▪The building was in the direct path of the missile.
▪ circular, straight▪The object continued in its circular path.
VERB + PATH▪ steer▪He steered a path through the crowd.
▪ trace▪Scientists can trace the path of the tornado.
▪ block, obstruct, stand in▪You're standing in my path!
▪ cross▪A peacock crossed our path.
PREPOSITION▪ across sth's path▪The car pulled right across the path of another vehicle.
▪ in sth's path, into sth's path▪She stepped into the path of an oncoming car.
▪ out of sth's path▪I managed to jump out of the path of the bike just in time.
▪ path through▪Footsteps had scored a diagonal path through the snow.
▪ path to▪He moved quickly to block her path to the door.
PHRASES▪ everything in sb's/sth's path▪The tornado destroyed everything in its path.
3 way of achieving sthADJECTIVE▪ well-trodden, well-worn▪Her education followed the usual well-worn path of rich youngsters in the 1930s.
▪ clear, direct, straight▪She saw the plan as a direct path to her goals.
▪ chosen▪ different, divergent▪The two friends followed divergent paths in life.
▪ career▪ spiritual▪the challenge of staying on his spiritual path while surrounded by temptation
▪ evolutionary▪the evolutionary path that humans have followed
VERB + PATH▪ choose, find▪Everyone has to find their own path in life.
▪ follow, pursue, tread, walk▪Can a person who has walked a path of evil all his life really change?
▪ blaze, carve, carve out, chart, forge▪He aimed to forge a new path between traditional left-wing and right-wing politics.
▪ deviate from▪ clear, ease, smooth▪This cleared the path for them to marry.
PREPOSITION▪ on a/the path▪His feet were now firmly on the path to success.
▪ path of▪The path of true love is never easy.
▪ path to▪the path to happiness
PHRASES▪ cross paths (with sb) (= meet sb in the course of your life, work, etc.)▪I hope to cross paths with him again some day.
▪ obstacles in sb/sth's path▪I don't want to put obstacles in your path.
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path — /path, pahth/, n., pl. paths /padhz, pahdhz, paths, pahths/. 1. a way beaten, formed, or trodden by the feet of persons or animals. 2. a narrow walk or way: a path through a garden; a bicycle path. 3. a route, course, or track along which… … Universalium
Path 61 — or the Lugo Victorville 500 kV Line is a relatively short AC 500 kV power line that runs from Southern California Edison s (SCE) Lugo substation southwest of Hesperia to Los Angeles Department of Water and Power s (LADW P) Victorville substation… … Wikipedia
path — path1 [path, päth] n. [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] 1. a track or way worn by footsteps; trail 2. a walk or way … English World dictionary
