Definitions for Methodˈmɛθ əd

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

meth•odˈmɛθ əd(n.)

  1. a procedure, technique, or planned way of doing something.

  2. order or system in doing anything:

    to work with method.

  3. orderly or systematic arrangement, sequence, or the like.

  4. the Method.

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    Ref: Also called Stanislavsky Method (or System).

  5. (adj.)(usu. cap.) of, pertaining to, or employing the Method.

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Origin of method:

1375–1425; ME: medical procedure < L < Gk méthodos systematic course

Princeton's WordNet

  1. method(noun)

    a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)

  2. method acting, method(noun)

    an acting technique introduced by Stanislavsky in which the actor recalls emotions or reactions from his or her own life and uses them to identify with the character being portrayed

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. method(noun)ˈmɛθ əd

    a way of doing sth

    different methods of training new players; a new method for mapping the ocean floor

Wiktionary

  1. method(Noun)

    A process by which a task is completed; a way of doing something.

  2. method(Noun)

    A type of theatrical acting wherein the actor utilizes his personal emotions from personal experience to portray a scripted scene.

  3. method(Noun)

    In object-oriented languages, a subroutine or function belonging to a class or object.

  4. method(Noun)

    Marijuana.

  5. Origin: From μέθοδος, from μετά + ὁδός.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Method(noun)

    an orderly procedure or process; regular manner of doing anything; hence, manner; way; mode; as, a method of teaching languages; a method of improving the mind

  2. Method(noun)

    orderly arrangement, elucidation, development, or classification; clear and lucid exhibition; systematic arrangement peculiar to an individual

  3. Method(noun)

    classification; a mode or system of classifying natural objects according to certain common characteristics; as, the method of Theophrastus; the method of Ray; the Linnaean method


Translations for Method

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

method(noun)

the way in which one does something

I don't like his methods of training workers.

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