route
verb/ruːt/
/ruːt/, /raʊt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they route | /ruːt/ /ruːt/, /raʊt/ |
| he / she / it routes | /ruːts/ /ruːts/, /raʊts/ |
| past simple routed | /ˈruːtɪd/ /ˈruːtɪd/, /ˈraʊtɪd/ |
| past participle routed | /ˈruːtɪd/ /ˈruːtɪd/, /ˈraʊtɪd/ |
| -ing form routing | /ˈruːtɪŋ/ /ˈruːtɪŋ/, /ˈraʊtɪŋ/ |
| -ing form routeing | /ˈruːtɪŋ/ /ˈruːtɪŋ/, /ˈraʊtɪŋ/ |
- route somebody/something (+ adv./prep.) to send somebody/something by a particular route
- Satellites route data all over the globe.
- The flight to Sydney is routed via Tokyo.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French rute ‘road’, from Latin rupta (via) ‘broken (way)’, feminine past participle of rumpere.Definitions on the go
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