method

meth·od  (mthd)

n.

1. A means or manner of procedure, especially a regular and systematic way of accomplishing something: a simple method for making a pie crust; mediation as a method of solving disputes. See Usage Note at methodology.

2. Orderly arrangement of parts or steps to accomplish an end: random efforts that lack method.

3. The procedures and techniques characteristic of a particular discipline or field of knowledge: This field course gives an overview of archaeological method.

4. Method A technique of acting in which the actor recalls emotions and reactions from past experience and uses them in identifying with and individualizing the character being portrayed.

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[Middle English, medical procedure, from Latin methodus, method, from Greek methodos, pursuit, method : meta-, beyond, after; see meta- + hodos, way, journey.]

Synonyms: method, system, routine, manner, mode, fashion, way
These nouns refer to the plans or procedures followed to accomplish a task or attain a goal. Method implies a detailed, logically ordered plan: "I do not know of a better method for choosing a presidential nominee" Harry S. Truman.
System suggests order, regularity, and coordination of methods: "Of generalship, of strategic system . . . there was little or none" John Morely.
A routine is a habitual, often tiresome method: "The common business of the nation . . . is carried on in a constant routine by the clerks of the different offices" Tobias Smollett.
Manner and fashion emphasize personal or distinctive behavior: a clearly articulated manner of speaking; issuing orders in an arbitrary and abrasive fashion.
Mode often denotes a manner influenced by or arising from tradition or custom: a nomadic mode of life.
Way is the least specific of these terms: "It is absurd to think that the only way to tell if a poem is lasting is to wait and see if it lasts" Robert Frost.

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method

Noun

1. a way of doing something, esp. a systematic or regular one

2. orderliness of thought or action

3. the techniques of a particular field or subject [Greek methodos, literally: a going after]

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Method

Noun

an acting technique in which the actor bases his or her role on the inner motivation of the character played

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	method - a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps) know-how - the (technical) knowledge and skill required to do something pedagogics, pedagogy, teaching method - the principles and methods of instruction method of choice - the best method to achieve a desired result methodology - the system of methods followed in a particular discipline mnemonics - a method or system for improving the memory solution - a method for solving a problem; "the easy solution is to look it up in the handbook" system of rules, system - a complex of methods or rules governing behavior; "they have to operate under a system they oppose"; "that language has a complex system for indicating gender" technique - a practical method or art applied to some particular task technicolor - a trademarked method of making color motion pictures statistical method, statistical procedure - a method of analyzing or representing statistical data; a procedure for calculating a statistic wrinkle - a clever method of doing something (especially something new and different)
	2.	method - an acting technique introduced by Stanislavsky in which the actor recalls emotions or reactions from his or her own life and uses them to identify with the character being portrayed method acting acting, performing, playacting, playing - the performance of a part or role in a drama

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method

noun 1. manner, process, approach, technique, way, plan, course, system, form, rule, programme, style, practice, fashion, scheme, arrangement, procedure, routine, mode, modus operandi

noun 2. orderliness, planning, order, system, form, design, structure, purpose, pattern, organization, regularity

Translations

method [ˈmɛθəd] n → método;

method of payment → método de pago

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method [ˈmɛθəd] n → méthode f;

method of payment → mode m or modalité f de paiement

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method [ˈmɛθəd] n → Methode f;

method of payment → Zahlungsweise f

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method [ˈmɛθəd] n → metodo;

method of payment → modo or modalità f inv di pagamento