Meaning of path In English

• 0 a route or track between one place and another, or the direction in which something is moving:

  • a garden path

  • a concrete path

  • a well-trodden path

  • This is the path to the cliffs.

  • It will be several days before snowploughs clear a path (through) to the village.

  • They followed the path until they came to a gate.

  • A fierce fire is still raging through the forest, burning everything in its path (= as it moves forward).

  • The Weather Service issues warnings to people in the path of a hurricane (= in the area in which it is moving).

  • The charged particles move in spiral paths.

  • figurative His path through life was never easy.

• 1 a set of actions, especially ones that lead to a goal or result:

  • The path to success is fraught with difficulties.

  • This victory isn't conclusive, but it sets us on the right path.

  • He insists that he has set the country on the path to democracy.

• 2 a way or track made by or for people walking on the ground, or a line along which something moves:

  • a bike path

  • The forest fire burned everything in its path.

  • Ashe pioneered the path of black tennis players to the top of the game.