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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024path /pæθ/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. paths (paᵺz, paths).- a way or small passage on the ground beaten by human or animal feet:a path through the woods.
- a narrow walk or way:a bicycle path.
- a route, course, or track along which something moves:the path of a hurricane.
- a course or direction of action, conduct, or procedure:What path should we follow in hiring a new secretary?
- Computing(in computer operating systems)
- a listing of the route through directories that locates and names a certain file or program on a disk drive.
-path-, root. - -path- comes from Greek, where it has the meaning "suffering;
disease;
feeling.'' This meaning is found in such words as: antipathy, apathetic, apathy, empathy, homeopathy, pathetic, pathology, pathos, psychopath, sympathetic, sympathize, sympathy, telepathy.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024path (path, päth),USA pronunciation n., pl. paths (paᵺz, päᵺz, paths, päths).- a way beaten, formed, or trodden by the feet of persons or animals.
- a narrow walk or way: a path through a garden;
a bicycle path. - a route, course, or track along which something moves: the path of a hurricane.
- a course of action, conduct, or procedure: the path of righteousness.
- MathematicsMath. a continuous curve that connects two or more points.
- Computingthe sequence of steps that a computer follows in carrying out a routine, as in storing and retrieving a file at a specific location.
- Idioms cross one's path, to encounter or meet unexpectedly: Tragedy crossed our path again.
- bef. 900; Middle English; Old English pæth; cognate with German Pfad
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged footpath, pathway. Path, lane, trail are passages or routes not as wide as a way or road. A path is a way for passing on foot; a track, beaten by feet, not specially constructed, is often along the side of a road: a path through a field. A lane is a narrow road or track, generally between fields, often enclosed with fences or trees; sometimes it is an alley or narrow road between buildings in towns: a lane leading to a farmhouse; Drury Lane. A trail is a rough way made or worn through woods, or across mountains, prairies, or other untraveled regions: an Indian trail.
path-, - var. of patho- before a vowel: pathosis.
-path, - a combining form occurring in personal nouns corresponding to abstract nouns ending in -pathy, with the general sense "one practicing such a treatment'' (osteopath) or "one suffering from such an ailment'' ( psychopath).
path., - Pathologypathological.
- Pathologypathology.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: path /pɑːθ/ n ( pl paths /pɑːðz/)- a road or way, esp a narrow trodden track
- a surfaced walk, as through a garden
- the course or direction in which something moves: the path of a whirlwind
- a course of conduct: the path of virtue
- the directions for reaching a particular file or directory, as traced hierarchically through each of the parent directories usually from the root; the file or directoryand all parent directories are separated from one another in the path by slashes
Etymology: Old English pæth; related to Old High German, German Pfadˈpathless adj patho-, - a combining form meaning "suffering,'' "disease,'' "feeling,'' used in the formation of compound words: pathology.
Also, esp. before a vowel, path-. Cf. -path, -pathia, -pathic, -pathy. - see pathos combining form representing Greek páthos
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: -path n combining form - denoting a person suffering from a specified disease or disorder: neuropath
- denoting a practitioner of a particular method of treatment: osteopath
Etymology: back formation from -pathy Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: path. /pæθ/ abbreviation for - pathological
- pathology
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