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method

noun
/ˈmɛθəd/

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-.

  1. derived from μέθοδος
  2. derived from methodus
  3. borrowed from methode

Definitions

  1. A process by which a task is completed

    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).

    • If one method doesn't work, you should ask a friend to help you.
    • He at once secured attention by his informal method, and when presently the coughing of Jarvis […] interrupted the sermon, he altogether captivated his audience with a remark about cough lozenges being cheap and easily procurable.
    • Many insects probably use this strategy, which is a close analogy to crypsis in the visible world—camouflage and other methods for blending into one’s visual background.

  2. Systematicity, methodicalness, intentionality, order

    • Though this be madneſſe, / Yet there is Method in 't: […]
    • There's method in the universe. We're lucky that things aren't worse.

  3. A technique for acting based on the ideas articulated by Konstantin Stanislavski and…

    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.

    • In this case, the application of the famous method was a little shaky. To be fair, the director was dealing with a pretty stroppy cast.
  4. ›+ 6 more definitions

    1. A subroutine or function belonging to a class or object.

      • When you call the method, you provide values corresponding to these variables in your method call.

    2. Marijuana.

    3. An instruction book systematically arranged.

    4. To apply a method to.

    5. To apply particular treatment methods to (a mold).

      • The company employs extensive use of 3D modelling combined with solidification simulation to ensure that critical castings are properly methoded.

    6. Ellipsis of method air.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for method. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA