avenue

Everyday

1. A wide street in a town or city, often with trees along the sides. tree →
2. A road or path lined with trees, for example leading to a big house. tree →
3. A way of doing or reaching something (explore every avenue = try every possible way). tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life it is part of addresses: «Fifth Avenue», often written Ave. In stories it sets the scene of a town. The figurative sense appears in formal language: «another avenue to explore». In maths word problems it can be a street on a map or a route to count.

Examples

• We live at 12 Maple Avenue. tree →
• The avenue was lined with tall oak trees. tree →
• Cars filled the busy avenue at home time. tree →
• Walk two blocks down the avenue and turn left. tree →
• The police are exploring every avenue to find the stolen bike. tree →
• In New York, avenues run north to south. tree →
• A long avenue of trees led up to the castle. tree →
• At the end of the avenue, on the very spot where his hut had stood, a gorgeous palace appeared, ablaze with myriads of lights. tree →

Note

Begins with a vowel sound, so «an avenue». Abbreviation: Ave. In American cities avenue and street are often different directions on the grid. Avenue in names takes a capital letter: Park Avenue.

In Jewish tradition

In everyday life it is part of addresses: «Fifth Avenue», often written Ave. In stories it sets the scene of a town. The figurative sense appears in formal language: «another avenue to explore». In maths word problems it can be a street on a map or a route to count.

Examples

• 'The Path," 144, Madison Avenue, New York, U.S.A- (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →

Note

Begins with a vowel sound, so «an avenue». Abbreviation: Ave. In American cities avenue and street are often different directions on the grid. Avenue in names takes a capital letter: Park Avenue.