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Definition of path

path

/pæθ/
path
Plural:paths
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Adjective:pathless
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• noun

1

A narrow way or track laid down for walking or made by continual treading.

Example

"We followed a winding stone path through the botanical garden to reach the greenhouse."

2

The course or direction in which a person or thing is moving.

Example

"Meteorologists closely monitored the projected path of the approaching tropical storm."

3

A course of action or way of achieving a specified result or conducting one's life.

Example

"After graduating from university, she chose a career path in environmental law."

4

A sequence of directory names and filenames that specifies the unique location of a file or folder in a computer's file system.

Example

"Make sure to enter the full file path in the configuration script so the program can locate the dataset."

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• Nearby Words

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paternally
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pathbreaker
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pathetic

Word Origin & Etymology

From Old English 'pæth', of West Germanic origin, related to Dutch 'pad' and German 'Pfad', and possibly borrowed early from an Iranian source akin to Avestan 'patha' (way).

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Path. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/path
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