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Proto-Indo-European *me

Proto-Indo-European *meth₂?

Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ)

Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-)

Proto-Indo-European *sed-der.

Proto-Indo-European *sodós?

Proto-Hellenic *hodós

Ancient Greek ὁδός (hodós)

Ancient Greek μέθοδος (méthodos)der.

Latin methodusbor.

Middle French methodebor.

English method

From Middle French Category:English terms borrowed from Middle French#METHOD Category:English terms derived from Middle French#METHOD methode, from Latin Category:English terms derived from Latin#METHOD methodus, from Ancient Greek Category:English terms derived from Ancient Greek#METHOD μέθοδος (méthodos). By surface analysis, met- +‎ -hodCategory:English terms prefixed with met-#HOD Category:English terms suffixed with -hod#METHOD. See also -ode and hodo-.

method (countable and uncountable, plural methods)Category:English lemmas#METHOD Category:English nouns#METHOD Category:English uncountable nouns#METHOD Category:English countable nouns#METHOD Category:English countable nouns#METHOD Category:English entries with incorrect language header#METHOD Category:Pages with entries#METHOD Category:Pages with 1 entry#METHOD

(countable Category:English countable nouns#METHOD) 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.Category:English terms with usage examples#METHOD
- 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter III, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
  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.
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- 2013 May-June, William E. Conner, “An Acoustic Arms Race”, in American Scientist‎, volume 101, number 3, archived from the original on 17 July 2013, pages 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.
  Category:English terms with quotations#METHOD
(uncountable Category:English uncountable nouns#METHOD) Systematicity, methodicalness, intentionality, order
- 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: […]
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- 1980 December 6, “Mousie Mousie Wildflower (personal advertisement)”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 20, page 14:
  There's method in the universe.
  We're lucky that things aren't worse.
  Category:English terms with quotations#METHOD
(acting Category:en:Acting#METHOD, 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.
  Category:English terms with quotations#METHOD
(object-oriented programming Category:en:Object-oriented programming#METHOD) A subroutine or function belonging to a class or object.
Synonym: member function
- 2006, David A. Black, David Heinemeier Hansson, Ruby for Rails: Ruby Techniques for Rails Developers, Manning, →ISBN, page 101:
  When you call the method, you provide values corresponding to these variables in your method call.
  Category:English terms with quotations#METHOD
(slang Category:English slang#METHOD) Marijuana.
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:marijuana
(dated Category:English dated terms#METHOD) An instruction book systematically arranged.

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process by which a task is completed

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type of acting

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programming: subroutine or function in object-oriented languages

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instruction book

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method (third-person singular simple present methods, present participle methoding, simple past and past participle methoded)Category:English lemmas#METHOD Category:English verbs#METHOD Category:English entries with incorrect language header#METHOD Category:Pages with entries#METHOD Category:Pages with 1 entry#METHOD

(transitive Category:English transitive verbs#METHOD) 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?"
(casting, by extension, transitive Category:English transitive verbs#METHOD) 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.Category:English terms with usage examples#METHOD

to apply a method

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to apply particular treatment methods to a mold

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method (plural methods)Category:English lemmas#METHOD Category:English nouns#METHOD Category:English countable nouns#METHOD Category:English entries with incorrect language header#METHOD Category:Pages with entries#METHOD Category:Pages with 1 entry#METHOD

Category:en:Marijuana#METHOD Category:en:Systems theory#METHOD

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