avenue

CEFRB1

/ˈæv.əˌnjuː/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A wide road in a town or city.

  2. 02

    noun

    A possible way to achieve a result or solve a problem.

Examples

  • The ambulance broke down in the middle of the busy avenue.

  • We walked along an avenue of tall poplars.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • /ˈæv.əˌn(j)u/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A way or opening for entrance into a place; a passage by which a place may be reached; a way of approach or of exit.

  2. The principal walk or approach to a house which is withdrawn from the road, especially, such approach bordered on each side by trees; any broad passageway thus bordered.

  3. A broad street, especially one bordered by trees or, in cities laid out in a grid pattern, one that is on a particular side of the city or that runs in a particular direction.

More examples

In context

  • As avenues to foreign influence in innumerable ways, such attachments are particularly alarming to the truly enlightened and independent Patriot.

  • There are several avenues by which we can approach this problem.

  • Boulevards typically (but not exclusively) go east to west; avenues usually run north to south.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from French avenue, from Old French avenue, feminine past participle of avenir (“approach”), from Latin adveniō, advenīre (“come to”, from ad (“to”) + veniō, venīre (“come”)).