pathway

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɑːθweɪ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpæθˌweɪ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(path′wā′, päth′-)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
path•way /ˈpæθˌweɪ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a path, course, route, or way.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
path•way  (path′wā′, päth′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a path, course, route, or way.
  2. Biochemistrya sequence of reactions, usually controlled and catalyzed by enzymes, by which one organic substance is converted to another.
  • path + way1 1530–40
path′wayed′, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pathway / ˈpɑːθˌweɪ/
  1. another word for path1,
  2. a chain of reactions associated with a particular metabolic process
'pathway' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
T-maze - catwalk - facilitation - feedback - path - precursor - reflex arc - run - sect - sympathectomy - turn off - verge
Collocations: a [narrow, winding] pathway, a [dimly, poorly, well-] lit pathway, a [stepped, rocky, flat] pathway, more...

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