Definitions for method
ˈmɛθ ədmethod

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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

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1. Method(n.)

   A technique used in acting in which the actor tries to identify with the individual personality of the specific character being portrayed, so as to provide a realistic rendering of the character's role. Also called the Method, method acting, the Stanislavsky Method or Stanislavsky System.

Origin: [F. mthode, L. methodus, fr. Gr. meqodos method, investigation following after; meta` after + "odo`s way.]

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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.

Origin: From μέθοδος, from μετά + ὁδός.

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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

Origin: [F. mthode, L. methodus, fr. Gr. meqodos method, investigation following after; meta` after + "odo`s way.]

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1. Method

   In object-oriented programming, a method is a subroutine associated with a class. Methods define the behavior to be exhibited by instances of the associated class at program run time. Methods have the special property that at runtime, they have access to data stored in an instance of the class they are associated with and are thereby able to control the state of the instance. The association between class and method is called binding. A method associated with a class is said to be bound to the class. Methods can be bound to a class at compile time or to an object at runtime.

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1. Method

   meth′ud, n. the mode or rule of accomplishing an end: orderly procedure: manner: orderly arrangement: system, rule, classification: manner of performance: an instruction-book systematically arranged.—adjs. Method′ic, -al, arranged with method: disposed in a just and natural manner: formal.—adv. Method′ically.—v.t. Meth′odise, to reduce to method: to dispose in due order.—ns. Meth′odism, the principles and practice of the Methodists; Meth′odist, one who observes method: one of a sect of Christians founded by John Wesley (1703-91), noted for the strictness of its discipline: one who is very strict in religion.—adjs. Methodist′ic, -al, resembling the Methodists: strict in religious matters.—adv. Methodist′ically.—n. Methodol′ogy, the science of method in scientific procedure. [Fr.,—L. methodus—Gr. methodos—meta, after, hodos, a way.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'method' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1093

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'method' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2266

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'method' in Nouns Frequency: #212

Anagrams for method »

1. mothed

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of method in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of method in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of method in a Sentence

1. Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel:

   It's a bad method.

2. William Shakespeare:

   There is a method to madness!

3. Mark Caine:

   At all times it is better to have a method.

4. Scott Kelly:

   That’s my method for getting people to Mars.

5. William Shakespeare:

   Though this be madness, yet there is method in it.

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