noun
avenue
AV-uh-nyoo
noun
1
A wide street, often lined with trees.
"Their apartment overlooks a quiet, tree-lined avenue."
2
A possible way of achieving or approaching something.
"The lawyer said they still had a few legal avenues left to explore."
"We should look into every avenue before giving up on the project."
How to Use Avenue
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA street (often grand or tree-lined), or figuratively, a route or option toward a goal.
Common pairings
explore an avenue
tree-lined avenue
new avenues for
Word Forms
avenues plural
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Etymology
From French avenue, the feminine past participle of avenir, "to approach," from Latin advenire, "to come to."