path
//pɑːθ//
Forms
- Plural
- paths
- present (v1)
- path
- past (v2)
- pathed
- past participle (v3)
- pathed
- present participle
- pathing
- 3rd person singular
- paths
Definitions
1.A trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians.
2.A course taken.
3.A metaphorical course or route; progress.
4.A method or direction of proceeding.
- The paths of glory lead but to the grave.
- All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth.
1.To navigate through a file system directory tree (to a desired file or folder).
- Next, you need to path to the location of the executable and run it from there.
2.To make a path in, or on (something), or for (someone).
Frequency
Overall
Common· #1325
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Uncommon
Related words
Synonyms
Etymology
From Middle English path, peth, from Old English pæþ (“path, track”), from Proto-West Germanic *paþ, from Proto-Germanic *paþaz (“path”). The Proto-Germanic term is possibly borrowed from Iranian, from Proto-Iranian *pántaHs, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pántaHs, from Proto-Indo-European *póntoh₁s, from the root *pent- (“to pass”), but this is disputed.