path
/pɑθ/Definitions
1. noun
A way or course followed by someone or something in moving from one place to another.
“She took a path through the woods to avoid the main road.”
2. noun
A course or route followed by something in its movement or development.
“The path of the comet was carefully tracked by astronomers.”
3. verb
To cause (something) to follow a particular course or direction.
“The river pathed its way through the landscape.”
4. verb
To give (something) a particular course or direction.
“The architect pathed the design to meet the client’s needs.”
5. verb
To make (something) follow a particular course or direction.
“The teacher pathed the students through the exercise.”
6. verb
To cause (something) to follow a particular course or direction, especially in a subtle or indirect way.
“Her words pathed the conversation in an uncomfortable direction.”