pathway

C1 Topic:Sports & Fitness

US /ˈpæθˌweɪ/ UK /ˈpɑːθˌweɪ/ See IPA manual

Freq #22179

Meanings

1

noun
A path or track for walking.

A narrow pathway led down to the beach.
2

noun
A way of achieving something; a course of action.

A good education is a pathway to success.
3

noun
(biology) A series of linked chemical reactions in the body.

The drug blocks a key metabolic pathway in the cell.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a path or track for walking. footpath

Word family

Forms pathways

Derived forms biopathwayeigenpathwayendopathwayimmunopathwayintrapathwaymultipathwayneuropathwaypathwayedsubpathwaysuperpathway

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Phrases (1)

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nerve pathway
a connected route of nerve fibers carrying signals through the nervous system

Noun + noun

Etymology

From Middle English pathwei, equivalent to path + way. Cognate with German Pfadweg, Afrikaans padweg.

pathwei Middle English

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Sports & Fitness Word Formation & Derivatives

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# pathway

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈpæθˌweɪ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈpɑːθˌweɪ/
**Frequency rank:** 22179

## Meanings
1. A path or track for walking.
2. A way of achieving something; a course of action.
3. (biology) A series of linked chemical reactions in the body.

## Examples
- A narrow pathway led down to the beach.
- A good education is a pathway to success.
- The drug blocks a key metabolic pathway in the cell.

## Derived Forms
- biopathway
- eigenpathway
- endopathway
- immunopathway
- intrapathway
- multipathway
- neuropathway
- pathwayed
- subpathway
- superpathway

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: pathwei

## Etymology
From Middle English pathwei, equivalent to path + way. Cognate with German Pfadweg, Afrikaans padweg.

## AI Etymology
Pathway comes from Middle English pathwei, equivalent to path + way. Cognate with German Pfadweg, Afrikaans padweg. The historical chain includes pathwei (Middle English). The surrounding word family includes derived forms such as biopathway, eigenpathway, endopathway, and immunopathway. In present use it covers a path or track for walking, a way of achieving something; a course of action, and (biology) A series of linked chemical reactions in the body.

## Topics
- Sports & Fitness
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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