English Explanatory Dictionary

method

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A process by which a task is completed; a way of doing something (followed by the adposition of, to or for before the purpose of the process).
  2. Systematicity, methodicalness, intentionality, order
  3. A technique for acting based on the ideas articulated by Konstantin Stanislavski and focusing on authentically experiencing the inner life of the character being portrayed.
  4. A subroutine or function belonging to a class or object.
  5. Marijuana.
  6. An instruction book systematically arranged.
verb
  1. To apply a method to.
  2. To apply particular treatment methods to (a mold).
noun
  1. Ellipsis of method air.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɛθəd/ /ˈmɛtət/ en-us-method.ogg

Word forms

method methods methoding methoded

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *meth₂? Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-) Proto-Indo-European *sed-der. Proto-Indo-European *sodós? Proto-Hellenic *hodós Ancient Greek ὁδός (hodós) Ancient Greek μέθοδος (méthodos)der. Latin methodusbor. Middle French methodebor. English method From Middle French methode, from Latin methodus, from Ancient Greek μέθοδος (méthodos). By surface analysis, met- + -hod. See also -ode and hodo-.

Synonyms

method acting member function bhang benj boo broccoli bud buddha cannabis cheeba choof daccha dank devil's lettuce djamba doja doobage dope endo gage ganja ganj grass green greenery hash hashish hemp herb Mary Jane MJ marihoochie marijuana Mary Joanna method mezz muggle mull pot puff reefer sens sensimillia sensimilla shit sweetleaf tea Texas tea trees twig wacky tobaccy weed yarndie zaza zombie

Related words

methodic methodical → methodically Methodius methodology methodological

Derived words

abstract method access method annihilator method barrier method Bates method bisection method calendar method cascade method Cash-Karp method chakravala method combinatorial method concrete method Condorcet method Coppersmith method Coppersmith's method Cseh method Czochralski method Dayi method D'Hondt method Dodgson's method Dormand-Prince method Duckworth-Lewis method Durand-Kerner method Eisenhower method erotematic method Euler method Euler's method factory method pattern Ferber method final method fluorine method Freiburg method Fridrich method Gauss-Seidel method Golgi's method Gram's method gray rock method grey rock method Halley's method Heun's method Horner's method Householder's method input method input method editor intermethod Jefferson method Joback method Kjeldahl method Korotkoff method Kumon method Kyropoulos method lattice Boltzmann method lumen method macromethod Martindale method metamethod method actor method in the madness methodism Methodist

Translations

Catalan: mètode Czech: metoda Danish: metode Finnish: jäsenfunktio Finnish: metodi German: Methode Greek: μέθοδος Hebrew: פעולה Hungarian: metódus Hungarian: tagfüggvény Icelandic: aðferð Italian: metodo Japanese: メソッド Korean: 메소드 Korean: 메서드 Mongolian: хэрэглүүр Polish: metoda Portuguese: método Spanish: método
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