1
: a trodden way
a winding path through the woods
2
: a track specially constructed for a particular use
a garden path of flagstones
3
4
a
: the continuous series of positions or configurations that can be assumed in any motion or process of change by a moving or varying system
b
: a sequence of arcs in a network that can be traced continuously without retracing any arc
5
: pathway sense 2
the optic path from the retina to the cerebral cortex
1
: practitioner of a (specified) system of medicine that emphasizes one aspect of disease or its treatment
naturopath
2
a
: one suffering from a disorder (of such a part or system)
psychopath
b
: one perceiving
telepath
Synonyms
Examples of path in a Sentence
Noun
We followed a winding path through the woods.
The path led down the hill.
The car skidded into the path of an oncoming truck.
The fire destroyed everything in its path.
The cars moved aside to clear a path for the ambulance.
He tried to leave but one of the guards blocked his path.
They are heading down a dangerous path that could lead to war.
Recent Examples on the Web
Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
Millions more, across a much wider area on either side of the path of totality, witnessed a memorable partial eclipse.
—Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
Houlton, Maine, the final U.S. city in the eclipse's path, spent the last two years planning the city's festivities.
—Mansee Khurana, NPR, 9 Apr. 2024
Texas was expected to get a whopping four minutes and 40 seconds of totality (the max possible is just seven and a half minutes), but the eclipse’s path would continue through the U.S. all the way to Maine and Canada.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2024
Traffic picking up on Indiana highways According to INDOT, traffic started picking up along the path of totality on Indiana highways in the late morning.
—Jenny Porter Tilley, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Apr. 2024
In Canada, the eclipse path includes Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Cape Breton.
—The Arizona Republic, 8 Apr. 2024
Entertainment & Arts For Subscribers L.A.’s Mark Taper Forum will reopen, but does Center Theatre Group have a sustainable path forward?
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Don’t Google Easter Eggs… The game is riddled with hidden details and secret paths — some, in fact, remain undiscovered to this day.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Noun
The eclipse on Monday covered hundreds of cities and towns in a 115-mile-wide path of totality across 13 states in the United States, temporarily leaving communities in darkness.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
Millions more, across a much wider area on either side of the path of totality, witnessed a memorable partial eclipse.
—Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
Houlton, Maine, the final U.S. city in the eclipse's path, spent the last two years planning the city's festivities.
—Mansee Khurana, NPR, 9 Apr. 2024
Texas was expected to get a whopping four minutes and 40 seconds of totality (the max possible is just seven and a half minutes), but the eclipse’s path would continue through the U.S. all the way to Maine and Canada.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2024
Traffic picking up on Indiana highways According to INDOT, traffic started picking up along the path of totality on Indiana highways in the late morning.
—Jenny Porter Tilley, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Apr. 2024
In Canada, the eclipse path includes Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Cape Breton.
—The Arizona Republic, 8 Apr. 2024
Entertainment & Arts For Subscribers L.A.’s Mark Taper Forum will reopen, but does Center Theatre Group have a sustainable path forward?
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Don’t Google Easter Eggs… The game is riddled with hidden details and secret paths — some, in fact, remain undiscovered to this day.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Path.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/path. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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path
1 of 2 noun1
: the way or route traversed by something
the sweat glands are the chief paths by which water reaches the surface of the skin—Morris Fishbein
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