noun
method
MEH-thuhd
noun
1
A particular way or process of doing something.
"They developed a new method for teaching reading to young children."
"What method do you use to organize your schedule?"
2
Orderliness and logical planning in how something is done.
"There was clear method behind her seemingly chaotic filing system."
3
In programming, a function that belongs to a particular class or object.
"The class has a method that calculates the total price."
How to Use Method
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA planned, organized way of doing or making something.
Common pairings
a method of
scientific method
teaching method
Word Forms
methoded past tense, methods plural, methods singular
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Etymology
From Middle French methode, from Latin methodus, from Greek méthodos, literally "a following after" (meta- + hodos, "way, path").