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verbs
follow a path
• We followed a path through the trees.
take a path
(= start going along it )
• Take the wide path to the right.
keep to the path
• They kept carefully to the paths and did not go across the farmer's fields.
a path leads somewhere
• There are many paths leading to the top of the mountain.
a path winds
• A narrow path wound down towards the beach.
a path climbs
(= goes upwards )
• I could see the line of a path that climbed up from the bay.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + path
narrow
• We walked along a narrow path beside a stream.
steep
• A steep path led down to the harbour.
muddy
• They trudged up the muddy path.
rocky
• Our guide trod carefully down the rocky path.
winding
• He climbed the winding path up the hill.
well-worn
(= used a lot or for a long time )
• I followed what seemed to be a well-worn path heading in the right direction.
a garden path
• Emma came running up the garden path.
a coast/coastal/cliff path
• From the cliff path, you get superb views out to sea.
a cycle path
(= for people riding bicycles )
• They should put a cycle path along the edge of each new road they build.
a bridle path
(= for people riding horses )
• He knows all the bridle paths through the woods.
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noun way across land ADJ. long | narrow | steep | winding | cliff, coast, coastal, forest, garden, woodland | pedestrian, public | cycle | bridle VERB + PATH follow, go along/down/up, take Follow this path for about 100 metres, and it's on your right. | climb | keep on/to, stay on | leave, stray off | clear, make A path was cleared through the jungle. PATH + VERB go, run That path goes down to the sea. | descend | follow sth The path follows the stream for quite a way. | branch off, leave sth The path left the river bank and wound its way into the woods. | divide, fork | go to sth, lead (to) sth Where does this path lead? | bear left/right | wind, zig-zag Then the path zig-zags steeply uphill for a while. | be marked (sth), be signposted (sth) The path is clearly marked. | narrow, widen PREP. along/down/up a/the ~ children running along the path | on a/the ~ I think we're on the path we used yesterday. | ~ along/beside/by the path along the canal | ~ for a path for cyclists | ~ from the path from the hotel to the beach | ~ through I took the path through the park. | ~ to line of movement ADJ. correct | flight The pilot was instructed to change his flight path. VERB + PATH steer He steered a path through the crowd. | trace Scientists can trace the path of the tornado. | block, stand in You're standing in my path! PREP. across sth's ~ The car pulled right across the path of another vehicle. | in/into the sth's ~ She stepped into the path of an oncoming lorry. | out of sth's ~ I managed to jump out of the path of the bike just in time. | ~ through Footsteps had scored a diagonal path through the snow. | ~ to He moved quickly to block her path to the door. PHRASES everything in sb/sth's path The tornado destroyed everything in its path. way of achieving sth ADJ. well-trodden, well-worn Her education followed the usual well-worn path of rich youngsters in the 1930s. | chosen | career VERB + PATH choose, find Everyone has to find their own path in life. | follow, pursue, tread | deviate from PREP. on a/the ~ His feet were now firmly on the path to success. | ~ of The path of true love is never easy. | ~ to the path to happiness PHRASES obstacles in sb/sth's path
Oxford Collocations Dictionary