{
    "term": "path",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "image": "data/images/co/coast.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a way or track that is built or is made by the action of people walking",
            "sensetop": "along/down a path",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a dirt/gravel/concrete path"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Follow the path** through the woods."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They walked along the cliff path to the next town.",
                    "contextForm": "along/down a path"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The **path led** up a steep hill."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a coastal path"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Gardens"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["long", "narrow", "steep"],
                "verb + path": ["follow", "take", "go along"],
                "path + verb": ["go", "run", "descend"],
                "preposition": ["along a/​the path", "down a/​the path", "up a/​the path"],
                "phrases": ["off the beaten path"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a plan of action or a way of achieving something",
            "sensetop": "path to somethingon a path",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Her sister followed a different **career path**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is no easy path to success.",
                    "contextForm": "path to something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Here are some pointers to set you on **the right path**.",
                    "contextForm": "on a path"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The company cannot continue on its current path."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Our country is heading down the wrong path and needs to change."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The president urged the rebels to choose the path of peace."
                },
                {
                    "text": "So many people are seeking some kind of spiritual path."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["well-trodden", "well-worn", "clear"],
                "verb + path": ["choose", "find", "follow"],
                "preposition": ["on a/​the path", "path of", "path to"],
                "phrases": [
                    "cross paths (with somebody)",
                    "obstacles in somebody/​something’s path"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a line along which somebody/something moves; the space in front of somebody/something as they move",
            "sensetop": "into the path of somethingout of the path of somethingin something's/somebody's path",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Three men blocked her path."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He threw himself into the path of an oncoming vehicle.",
                    "contextForm": "into the path of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We're trying to get people out of the path of the storm.",
                    "contextForm": "out of the path of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The avalanche forced its way down the mountain, crushing everything in its path.",
                    "contextForm": "in something's/somebody's path"
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "way",
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["correct", "right", "flight"],
                "verb + path": ["steer", "trace", "block"],
                "preposition": [
                    "across something’s path",
                    "in something’s path",
                    "into something’s path"
                ],
                "phrases": ["everything in somebody’s/​something’s path"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "if a lot of people beat a path to somebody’s door, they are all interested in something that person has to sell, or can do or tell them",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Top theatrical agents are beating a path to the teenager's door."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "if somebody crosses somebody’s path or their paths cross, they meet by chance",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I hope I never cross her path again."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Our paths were to cross again many years later."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to make somebody believe something that is not true",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "(to choose, etc.) the easiest way of doing something",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "an easy life that is full of pleasure but that causes you harm in the end",
            "labels": "(literary)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to make it easier for somebody/something to develop or make progress",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "These negotiations are intended to smooth the path to a peace treaty."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We’re trying to smooth the way for women who want to resume their careers."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/pɑːθ/",
                "audio": "pa/path/path__gb_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/pɑːðz/",
                "audio": "pa/path/paths__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/pæθ/",
                "audio": "pa/path/path__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/pæðz/",
                "audio": "pa/path/paths__us_1_rr.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English pæth, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch pad, German Pfad, of unknown ultimate origin."
}