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path

PATH/pæθ/PAHTH/pɑːθ/

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12 meanings of path

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  1. 1
    walking tracknouncountable
    A narrow track that people walk along on foot.

    Like a line worn into the grass by many feet walking the same way.

    We followed the path through the woods down to the lake.

    A muddy path led up the hill behind the houses.

    UsageWalk along a path or follow it.

    Similartrail, track, walkway

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  2. 2
    life journeynouncountable
    The way someone's life or actions go, or a way of doing things that someone chooses to reach a goal.

    Like a road through life, with turns and long climbs along the way.

    Her path to recovery was long but steady.

    Each of us walks a different path in life.

    UsageSay a career path or on the right path.

    Similarcourse, road, track, route, way

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  3. 3
    line of travelnouncountable
    The way something moves or travels from one place to another.

    Like the line a thrown ball draws through the air.

    The plane changed its path to avoid the storm.

    We watched the path of the falling leaf as it drifted down.

    UsageSay in the path of the storm, or our paths crossed.

    Similarroute, course, trajectory, track

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  4. 4
    file locationnouncountable
    The written address that shows where a file or page is stored on a computer.

    Like the address on an envelope that tells you exactly where to find a house.

    Copy the file path and paste it into the search box.

    The path to the photo was too long to type from memory.

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  5. 5
    network mathsnouncountable
    A line through a network that joins points one after another, without going through any point twice.

    Like tracing a subway route from one stop to another without using the same line twice.

    In this graph, the shortest path from A to D goes through B and C.

    In this graph, the path from A to F passes through four points.

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Origin

From Old English "pæþ," meaning path or track. It came from older Germanic words, and may have been borrowed from an Iranian source, though this is not certain.

Checked 31 Oct 2026 · 3 facts

  • Path derives from Old English pæþ, meaning path or track. en.wiktionary.org
  • The Old English word derives from earlier Germanic forms. en.wiktionary.org
  • The earlier Germanic word may have been borrowed from Iranian, but this is uncertain. en.wiktionary.org