lane

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US /leɪn/ UK /leɪn/ See IPA manual

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lain /leɪn/

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Sounds like rain /l/ vs /r/ Sounds like rein /l/ vs /r/

Freq #2922

Meanings

1

noun
One of the marked strips that divide a road for a single line of vehicles.

Drivers should overtake in the outside lane.
2

noun
A narrow road or path, often in the countryside.

We walked along a quiet country lane lined with hedges.
3

noun
A marked strip of a running track or swimming pool that keeps competitors apart.

The fastest swimmer was placed in the middle lane.

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2 noun · a narrow road or path,... alley

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Forms lanes

Derived forms bye-lanebylaneinlanelanedlanefullanelesslanerlanewaylnmultilaneoutlanerelane

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inside lane
the lane nearest the center of a curved running track

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in the fast lane
living or working at an intense pace often associated with excitement and risk

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It's a long lane that has no turning

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Etymology

From Middle English lane, lone, from Old English lanu (“a lane, alley, avenue”), from Proto-West Germanic *lanu, from Proto-Germanic *lanō (“lane, passageway”). Cognate with Scots lone (“cattle-track, by-road”), West Frisian leane, loane (“a walkway, avenue”), Dutch laan (“alley, avenue”), German Low German Lane, Laan (“lane”), Swedish lån (“covered walkway encircling a house”), Icelandic lön (“a row of houses”).

lane Middle English lanu Old English *lanu Proto-West Germanic *lanō Proto-Germanic

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# lane

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /leɪn/
**IPA (UK):** /leɪn/
**Frequency rank:** 2922

## Meanings
1. One of the marked strips that divide a road for a single line of vehicles.
2. A narrow road or path, often in the countryside.
3. A marked strip of a running track or swimming pool that keeps competitors apart.

## Examples
- Drivers should overtake in the outside lane.
- We walked along a quiet country lane lined with hedges.
- The fastest swimmer was placed in the middle lane.

## Derived Forms
- bye-lane
- bylane
- inlane
- laned
- laneful
- laneless
- laner
- laneway
- ln
- multilane
- outlane
- relane

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: lane
- Root: lanu
- Root: *lanu
- Root: *lanō

## Etymology
From Middle English lane, lone, from Old English lanu (“a lane, alley, avenue”), from Proto-West Germanic *lanu, from Proto-Germanic *lanō (“lane, passageway”). Cognate with Scots lone (“cattle-track, by-road”), West Frisian leane, loane (“a walkway, avenue”), Dutch laan (“alley, avenue”), German Low German Lane, Laan (“lane”), Swedish lån (“covered walkway encircling a house”), Icelandic lön (“a row of houses”).

## AI Etymology
Lane comes from Middle English lane, lone, from Old English lanu (“a lane, alley, avenue”), from Proto-West Germanic *lanu, from Proto-Germanic *lanō (“lane, passageway”). Cognate with Scots lone (“cattle-track, by-road”), West Frisian leane, loane (“a walkway, avenue”), Dutch laan (“alley, avenue”), German Low German Lane, Laan (“lane”), Swedish lån (“covered walkway encircling a house”), Icelandic lön (“a row of houses”).

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- General Vocabulary

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