Pathway Common

Pathway has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions

Noun

a bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain

"Damage to the corticospinal pathway can result in paralysis below the level of injury."

nerve pathway tract nerve tract pathway

a trodden path

"The old stone pathway through the forest was worn smooth by years of foot traffic."

pathway footpath

A footpath or other path or track.

"The hikers followed the narrow pathway through the dense forest to reach the summit."

In plain English: A pathway is an open way through which something can move, such as a road for walking or a series of steps leading to success.

"The children played on the stone pathway that led to the garden."

Example Sentences

"The children played on the stone pathway that led to the garden." noun

"The paved pathway leads directly to the park entrance." noun

"She found her own pathway through college by studying independently." noun

"A clear pathway of communication exists between the two departments." noun

Origin

The word pathway comes from the Middle English combination of path and way. It entered modern usage as a straightforward compound meaning an open road or track for walking.

Rhyming Words

way away sway tway byway beway howay noway alway ioway myway amway elway on way ordway dugway forway iceway rahway subway

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