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The map showed the safest route to school.
What does Route mean?
Route is a path from place to place.
Dictionary definition
A path or way from one place to another.
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Route in a sentence
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The bus route changed because of construction.
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Planning a route helps travelers compare distance, time, and direction.
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What does route mean?
Route means a path from place to place.
Practice 2
Which word is closest in meaning to route?
Path is close to route in this main meaning.
Practice 3
Choose the best word to complete the sentence: The map showed the safest ____ to school.
Route best completes the sentence.
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WordRoute.
Partnoun.
MeaningRoute is a path from place to place.
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Synonyms
Words like Route
pathUse when this word fits the same meaning in context.
wayUse when this word fits the same meaning in context.
Antonyms
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destinationUse as a meaningful contrast in this word's main sense.
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Word family
Route word family
Base word
route
noun
routes
More than one route.
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Hint for students
A route is a path or way to get from one place to another. It can be a road, bus path, walking path, or planned direction.
Common mix-up
Route is not the same as routine. A route is the path you take; a routine is the usual order of things you do.
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Write one sentence that shows route without using the word route. Model sentence: We followed the map from the school to the museum by crossing three streets and turning left at the park. Clue words: followed the map, from the school to the museum, turning left Now try your own sentence. Ask: Does my sentence show a path from one place to another?
Teacher prompt
Ask students to explain this model sentence: "The bus took a new route around the closed road." Why does route fit better than routine?
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