pathpath /pæθ/ ●●● S3 W2 noun (plural paths /pæðz, pæθs/) [countable] 1
TRACK a track that people walk along over an area of ground SYN footpath: a path through the woods Students had worn a path across the courtyard.along/down/up a path They walked along the path arm in arm.2WAY THROUGH the space ahead of you as you move forward: Workers found their path was blocked by protesters.path through Police cleared a path through the crowd.3DIRECTION the direction or line along which someone or something moves SYN route: The tornado destroyed everything in its path. the Earth’s path around the Sun the plane’s flight path4PLAN a plan or series of actions that helps you to achieve something, especially over a long period of time: a career path He and his brother had followed very different paths.path to our country’s path to economic recovery5sbs’ paths cross if two people’s paths cross, they meet by chance6the path of least resistance a set of actions that are the easiest thing to do in a particular situation[Origin: Old English pæth] → see also beat a path (to somebody’s door) at beat1 (26), flight path, lead somebody down the garden path at lead1 (18)
TRACK a track that people walk along over an area of ground SYN footpath: a path through the woods Students had worn a path across the courtyard.along/down/up a path They walked along the path arm in arm.2WAY THROUGH the space ahead of you as you move forward: Workers found their path was blocked by protesters.path through Police cleared a path through the crowd.3DIRECTION the direction or line along which someone or something moves SYN route: The tornado destroyed everything in its path. the Earth’s path around the Sun the plane’s flight path4PLAN a plan or series of actions that helps you to achieve something, especially over a long period of time: a career path He and his brother had followed very different paths.path to our country’s path to economic recovery5sbs’ paths cross if two people’s paths cross, they meet by chance6the path of least resistance a set of actions that are the easiest thing to do in a particular situation[Origin: Old English pæth] → see also beat a path (to somebody’s door) at beat1 (26), flight path, lead somebody down the garden path at lead1 (18)