path

A narrow way that people walk along, often through fields, woods, or a garden.

• Follow this path to the lake.
• The garden paths were covered with leaves.
• We walked along a muddy path through the woods.

How to use it: path through something (A narrow path through the woods leads to the lake.)

Similar words: trail, footpath, track

Common phrases: garden path, narrow path, follow a path, foot path

The route that something follows as it moves.

• The ball followed a curved path.
• Scientists tracked the satellite’s path around Earth.
• The storm changed its path during the night.

How to use it: path of something (We watched the path of the ball.)

Similar words: course, route, trajectory

Common phrases: flight path, circular path, path of something, storm path

To move through computer folders until you reach a particular file or folder.

• Path to the downloads folder.
• She pathed to the directory containing the executable.
• You must path through several folders to reach that file.

How to use it: path to something (Path to the folder containing the program.)

Similar words: navigate

Common phrases: path to something, path through directories