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Antonyms for path

Grammar : Noun
Spell : path, pahth
Phonetic Transcription : pæθ, pɑθ

Definition of path

Origin :
  • Old English paþ, pæþ "path, track," from West Germanic *patha- (cf. Old Frisian path, Middle Dutch pat, Dutch pad, Old High German pfad, German Pfad "path"), of unknown origin. The original initial -p- in a Germanic word is an etymological puzzle. Watkins says the word is "probably borrowed (? via Scythian) from Iranian *path-," from PIE root *pent- "to tread, go, pass" (cf. Avestan patha "way;" see find (v.)), but this is too much of a stretch for OED and others. In Scotland and Northern England, commonly a steep ascent of a hill or in a road.
  • noun course, way
Example sentences :
  • A stream of water, pure as crystal, flowed along the path, from the summit to the base.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • He had entered into the path of dishonesty, and he was forced to keep on in it.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • Miss Milbrey had put herself bravely in the path of Destiny.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • At least they will be my standard of conduct in the path before me.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • We are charged with the sacred duty of making their path as smooth and easy as we can.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • His path everywhere was made to seem like a triumphal progress.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • It is by following the path we are in that we shall first reach somewhere.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • The explosion had blown in the wall and cut off the only path by which they could descend.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • "I'll do all I can," K. promised, and followed the path to the barn.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • The clergyman was coming along the path with Schwitter at his heels.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

Synonyms for path

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