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Meaning of 'path' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Path [ n.]
- A trodden way; a footway.
- A way, course, or track, in which anything moves or has moved; route; passage; an established way; as, the path of a meteor, of a caravan, of a storm, of a pestilence. Also used figuratively, of a course of life or action.
2 . Path [ v. i.]
- To walk or go.
3 . Path [ v. t.]
- To make a path in, or on (something), or for (some one).

Meaning of 'path' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . path [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a course of conduct
Example in sentence:
  • genius usually follows a revolutionary path;
  • our paths in life led us apart;
  • the path of virtue;
  • we went our separate ways
Meaning (2):
- a line or route along which something travels or moves
Example in sentence:
  • the course of the river;
  • the hurricane demolished houses in its path;
  • the track of an animal

Nearby Words:

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