path
A trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians.
Noun 4 meanings
A trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians.
A course taken.
“the path of a meteor, of a caravan, or of a storm”
A metaphorical course or route; progress.
A method or direction of proceeding.
Verb 3 meanings
To make a path in, or on (something), or for (someone).
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.”
To pathfind.
Etymology
From Middle English path, peth, from Old English pæþ (“path, track”), from Proto-West Germanic *paþ, from Proto-Germanic *paþaz (“path”).
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PATH at a glance
PATH has 4 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (P 3 + A 1 + T 1 + H 4) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,957 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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