path

path
path [ pæθ ] noun count ***
1. ) a way from one place to another that people can walk along:
a steep mountain path
A short path through the woods leads to the village.
up/down/along a path: Amy walked up the path to the house.
a ) a way from one place to another passing through a lot of people or around a lot of objects:
The crowd edged back to make a path for her.
When he tried to step forward his path was blocked by two guards.
path through: Police tried to clear a path through the rush hour traffic.
2. ) the direction that someone or something is moving in:
She ran into the path of an oncoming car.
=> FLIGHT PATH
3. ) the way someone takes to achieve something:
path to: The company is on the path to prosperity.
career path: He decided to embark on a new career path.
a ) the way that someone's life develops:
Our lives subsequently followed separate paths.
path of: a return to his old path of theft and violence
our/your/their paths cross
if two people's paths cross, they meet each other by chance:
Our paths first crossed when we were students at Yale.
=> BEAT1, BEATEN

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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