path

The word “path” means a track or trail made for walking. In plain terms, a route you can walk along, or, more broadly, a direction or course you're following in life, work, or a computer system.

“Path” is pronounced pahth ([pʰæθ] in IPA).

Here is “path” used in a sentence: “A narrow path wound through the woods.”

Words with a similar meaning to “path” include trail.

“Path” is a noun.

The word “path” comes from Old English. From Old English pæþ, "track, way," a very old Germanic word for a walking trail.

“Path” is a very common word in modern English, usually learned at around the A2 level.

“Path” has 3 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: a track or trail made for walking.

A path is a narrow track made for walking, often unpaved and just wide enough for people on foot. A road is a wider, usually paved route built mainly for vehicles. In short, paths carry pedestrians while roads carry traffic, though some paths also allow cyclists.

The two overlap heavily. A path is any track made for walking, often in a park, garden, or town. A trail tends to be longer and rougher, following natural terrain through countryside, forest, or mountains. Trails are usually associated with hiking, while paths can be anywhere.

Examples include a garden path leading to a front door, a woodland footpath winding through trees, a paved walking path across a park, or a coastal path along a clifftop. Any track made and used for walking, rather than for vehicles, counts as a path.