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path  (pth, päth)

n. pl. paths (pz, päz, pths, päths)

1. A trodden track or way.

2. A road, way, or track made for a particular purpose: a bicycle path.

3. The route or course along which something travels or moves: the path of a hurricane.

4. A course of action or conduct: the path of righteousness.

5. Computer Science

a. A sequence of commands or a link between points that is needed to reach a particular goal.

b. A pathname.

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[Middle English, from Old English pæth; see pent- in Indo-European roots.]

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path

Noun

pl paths

1. a road or way, often a narrow trodden track

2. a surfaced walk, such as through a garden

3. the course or direction in which something moves: his car skidded into the path of an oncoming lorry

4. a course of conduct: the path of reconciliation and forgiveness [Old English pæth]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	path - a course of conduct; "the path of virtue"; "we went our separate ways"; "our paths in life led us apart"; "genius usually follows a revolutionary path" way of life, way course of action, course - a mode of action; "if you persist in that course you will surely fail"; "once a nation is embarked on a course of action it becomes extremely difficult for any retraction to take place" ambages - (archaic) roundabout or mysterious ways of action primrose path - a life of ease and pleasure straight and narrow, strait and narrow - the way of proper and honest behavior; "he taught his children to keep strictly to the straight and narrow" Sunna, Sunnah, hadith - (Islam) the way of life prescribed as normative for Muslims on the basis of the teachings and practices of Muhammad and interpretations of the Koran warpath - a course leading to warfare or battle
	2.	path - a way especially designed for a particular use bridle path, bridle road - a path suitable for riding or leading horses (but not for cars) crosswalk, crossover, crossing - a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other lane - a well-defined track or path; for e.g. swimmers or lines of traffic footpath, pathway - a trodden path towing path, towpath - a path along a canal or river used by animals towing boats paseo, walkway, walk - a path set aside for walking; "after the blizzard he shoveled the front walk" way - any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another; "he said he was looking for the way out"
	3.	path - an established line of travel or access itinerary, route feeder line - a branching path off of a main transportation line (especially an airline) main line - the principal route of a transportation system data track, track - (computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data air lane, skyway, airway, flight path - a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another approach pattern, traffic pattern, pattern - the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport; "the traffic patterns around O'Hare are very crowded"; "they stayed in the pattern until the fog lifted" flight path - the path of a rocket or projectile or aircraft through the air beat, round - a regular route for a sentry or policeman; "in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name" bus route - the route regularly followed by a passenger bus line - a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent line of flight - the path along which a freely moving object travels through the air line of march - the route along which a column advances celestial orbit, orbit - the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another; "he plotted the orbit of the moon" electron orbit, orbit - the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom paper round, paper route - the route taken when delivering newspapers every day beeline - the most direct route; "he made a beeline for the bathroom" circuit - an established itinerary of venues or events that a particular group of people travel to; "she's a familiar name on the club circuit"; "on the lecture circuit"; "the judge makes a circuit of the courts in his district"; "the international tennis circuit" crosscut - a diagonal path supply line, supply route - a route over which supplies can be delivered line of fire - the path of a missile discharged from a firearm flyway, migration route - the geographic route along which birds customarily migrate fairway - the usual course taken by vessels through a harbor or coastal waters direction, way - a line leading to a place or point; "he looked the other direction"; "didn't know the way home" trade route - a route followed by traders (usually in caravans)
	4.	path - a line or route along which something travels or moves; "the hurricane demolished houses in its path"; "the track of an animal"; "the course of the river" track, course line - a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent collision course - a course of a moving object that will lead to a collision if it continues unchanged inside track - the inner side of a curved racecourse round - the course along which communications spread; "the story is going the rounds in Washington" steps - the course along which a person has walked or is walking in; "I followed in his steps"; "he retraced his steps"; "his steps turned toward home" swath, belt - a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing) trail - a track or mark left by something that has passed; "there as a trail of blood"; "a tear left its trail on her cheek"

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path

noun 1. way, road, walk, track, trail, avenue, pathway, footpath, walkway chiefly U.S. towpath, footway, berm N.Z.

noun 2. route, way, course, direction, passage

noun 3. course, way, road, track, route, procedure

Translations

path [pɑːθ] n → camino, sendero (= trail, track); pista; [of missile] → trayectoria

path [pɑːθ] n → chemin m, sentier m;

(in garden) → allée f [of planet]; course f [of missile]; trajectoire f

path [pɑːθ] n (also fig) → Weg m (= trail, track); Pfad m (= trajectory) [of bullet, aircraft, planet] → Bahn f

path [pɑːθ] n → sentiero, viottolo; viale m;

(fig) → via, strada; [of planet, missile] → traiettoria

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path

n path [paːθ]

1 a way made across the ground by the passing of people or animals There is a path through the fields; a mountain path. pad مَمَر، شِعْب пътека pěšina sti; -sti der Pfad μονοπάτι camino, sendero rada راه polku sentier שְׁבִיל मार्ग staza ösvény jalan setapak gangstígur, slóð sentiero 小道 (밟아서 생긴) 길 takas taka lorong pad sti, gang ścieżka caminho cărare тропинка; дорожка chodník, cestička steza staza stig, gångstig ทางเดิน patika 小徑 доріжка; стежка راستہ đường mòn 小径

2 (any place on) the line along which someone or something is moving She stood right in the path of the bus. pad مَسْلَك، طَريق път dráha, cesta retning der Weg τροχιά, πορεία camino, trayectoria, recorrido tee خط سیر؛ مسیر tiellä chemin מַסלוּל रास्ता put,putanja útvonal jalur vegur percorso, traiettoria 通路 진로 kelias ceļš laluan weg vei, bane drodze caminho cale, drum путь cesta pot put väg เส้นทาง yol 道路 прохід کسي کي راہ đường đi 道路

n ˈpathway

a path. paadjie طَريق، مَسار път stezka sti der Pfad μονοπάτι camino, sendero rada راه polku sentier שְׁבִיל, מַסלוּל मार्ग, पगडण्डी staza,put (gyalog)ösvény jalan setapak gangstígur, slóð sentiero 通路 통로 takas taka, celiņš lorong pad, weg sti, vei, gang, bane ścieżka caminho cărare тропа, путь chodník, cestička steza staza stig, gångstig ทางเดิน patika, yaya yolu 路，徑 стежка, доріжка راستہ، پگڈنڈي đường mòn; đường nhỏ 路，径