pathway
Englisch
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English pathwei, equivalent to path + way. Cognate with German Pfadweg, Afrikaans padweg.
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɑːθˌweɪ/
- (US, Northern England) IPA(key): /ˈpæθˌweɪ/
Audio (US): (file)
Nomen
editpathway (plural pathways)
- A footpath or other path oder track.
- Hyponyms: cowpath, desire path, footpath; more
- follow the pathway
- go down the pathway
- on the pathway
- 1900 May 17, L[yman] Frank Baum, “The Winged Monkeys”, in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, Ill., New York, N.Y.: Geo[rge] M[elvin] Hill Co., →OCLC, page 167:
- YOU WILL REMEMBER there was no road—not even a pathway—between the castle of the Wicked Witch and the Emerald City.
- (biochemistry) A sequence of biochemical compounds, and the reactions linking them, that describe a process in metabolism or catabolism.
- (figurative) A course of action.
- the pathway to success
Derived terms
editTranslations
editfootpath, path or track
biochemistry: sequence of biochemical compounds
References
edit- Joe Miller (2018 January 24) “Davos jargon: A crime against the English language?”, in BBC News[1], BBC
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