path
noun (path, paths)
Everyday
- A path is a narrow way to walk on, through a park, garden or woods. tree →
- A path is the line or route along which something moves: the path of a ball, the path of a storm. tree →
- A path can be a way of living or a plan for the future: «a career path». tree →
In the lessons
In maths: a length walked, run or built; paths around gardens or fields; a path around a shape is like a perimeter; «there and back». In science: the path of the Moon around the Earth, the path of light. In everyday life and safety: stay on the path in the woods. In stories: a winding path through the forest.
Examples
- The path is 300 meters long. tree →
- He walked along the path 3 times. tree →
- A path goes around the garden. tree →
- How long is the path from the house to the gate? tree →
- Stay on the path when you walk in the woods. tree →
- The ball followed a curved path through the air. tree →
- The storm's path crossed the town. tree →
- A narrow path led down to the beach. tree →
- Ride your bike on the bike path, not the road. tree →
- The path led to a beautiful house. tree →
Note
A length; walking it many times = multiply. A path around a shape is like a perimeter. Trap: «there and back» on a path is twice the length. Plural: paths. A path is narrower than a road; a «footpath» is for walkers. Safety: in parks and forests, staying on the path keeps you from getting lost.
In Jewish tradition
Interpretation: In the Sefer Yetzirah "paths" are the thirty-two paths of wisdom, which are ten numbers and twenty-two letters. Kabbalists see each path as a stage in how God made the world. In the primary lessons: In maths: a length walked, run or built; paths around gardens or fields; a path around a shape is like a perimeter; «there and back». In science: the path of the Moon around the Earth, the path of light. In everyday life and safety: stay on the path in the woods. In stories: a winding path through the forest.
Examples
- Dan shall be a serpent in the way, a horned snake in the path, that biteth the horse's heels, so that his rider falleth backward. (Torah GEN.49.17, JPS 1917) tree →
- The Twenty-third Path is the Stable Intelligence, (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
- 'The Path," 144, Madison Avenue, New York, U.S.A- (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
- Show me Thy ways, O LORD; teach me Thy paths. (Writings PSA.25.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- Who are crooked in their ways, and perverse in their paths; (Writings PRO.2.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- He putteth my feet in the stocks, He marketh all my paths.' (Writings JOB.33.11, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
A length; walking it many times = multiply. A path around a shape is like a perimeter. Trap: «there and back» on a path is twice the length. Plural: paths. A path is narrower than a road; a «footpath» is for walkers. Safety: in parks and forests, staying on the path keeps you from getting lost.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «path» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «path» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «path» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «path» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
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