method
EnglishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Middle French methode, from Latin methodus, from Ancient Greek μέθοδος (méthodos).
NounEdit
method (countable and uncountable, plural methods)
- 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.
- c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii], page 261, column 2:
- Though this be madneſſe, / Yet there is Method in 't: […]
- 1918, W. B. Maxwell, chapter 3, in The Mirror and the Lamp[1]:
- 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.
- 2013 May-June, William E. Conner, “An Acoustic Arms Race”, in American Scientist[2], volume 101, number 3, archived from the original on 17 July 2013, page 206-7:
- 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.
- (acting, often "the method") 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.
- Synonym: method acting
- 1989, Kenneth Branagh, Beginning, London: Chatto & Windus, →ISBN, page 64:
- 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.
- (object-oriented programming) A subroutine or function belonging to a class or object.
- Synonym: member function
- (slang) Marijuana.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:marijuana
- (dated) An instruction book systematically arranged.
HyponymsEdit
process by which a task is completed
programming, object-oriented: subroutine or function of a class or object
Related termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
process by which a task is completed
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type of acting
(programming) subroutine or function in object-oriented languages
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instruction book
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VerbEdit
method (third-person singular simple present methods, present participle methoding, simple past and past participle methoded)
- (transitive) To apply a method to.
- 1809, Rachel Russell (baroness.), Letters. To which is prefixed, an intr. vindicating the character of lord ...
- "Says he, there is above ten thousand brisk boys are ready to follow me, whenever I hold up my finger : — Says I, how have you methoded this, that they shall not be crushed, for there will be a great force to oppose you?"
- 1809, Rachel Russell (baroness.), Letters. To which is prefixed, an intr. vindicating the character of lord ...
- (casting, by extension, transitive) 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.
TranslationsEdit
to apply a method
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to apply particular treatment methods to a mold
Etymology 2Edit
Abbreviation.
NounEdit
method (plural methods)
- (skateboarding, snowboarding) Ellipsis of method air..