en route

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌɒnˈruːt/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɑn ˈrut, ɛn, ã/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(än ro̅o̅t′, en; Fr. än ro̅o̅t′)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
en route /ɑn ˈrut, ɛn, ã/USA pronunciation  adv. 
    1. on or along the way:We met them en route to the party.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
en route  (än ro̅o̅t′, en; Fr. än ro̅o̅t′),USA pronunciation 
  1. on the way:The plane crashed en route from Cairo to Athens.
  • French
  • 1770–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
en route / ɒn ˈruːt ɑ̃ rut/
  1. on or along the way; on the road
Etymology: 18th Century: from French
'en route' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
casual - emporium - envoy - in trans. - limited - nonstop - stop off

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