{
    "term": "pathway",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a track that serves as a path",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They came out of the woods and onto a pathway."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A man came in sight further down the pathway."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A row of white stones marked the pathway across the marsh."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is a brick pathway with flower beds on either side."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There was a pathway with steps cut into the cliff."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a plan of action or way of achieving something",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We help students define and develop a clear career pathway."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "path (2)"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a route formed by a chain of nerve cells along which electrical signals travel from one part of the body to another",
            "labels": "(biology)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "neural pathways"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈpɑːθweɪ/",
                "audio": "pa/pathway/pathway__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈpæθweɪ/",
                "audio": "pa/pathway/pathway__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}