METHOD Definition & Meaning

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method

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noun

a procedure, technique, or way of doing something, especially in accordance with a definite plan:
There are three possible methods of repairing this motor.
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a manner or mode of procedure, especially an orderly, logical, or systematic way of instruction, inquiry, investigation, experiment, presentation, etc.:
the empirical method of inquiry.
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order or system in doing anything:
to work with method.
orderly or systematic arrangement, sequence, or the like.
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the Method. Also called Stanislavski Method, a theory and technique of acting in which the performer identifies with the character to be portrayed and renders the part in a naturalistic, nondeclamatory, and highly individualized manner.

adjective

(usually initial capital letter) of, relating to, or employing the Method:
a Method actor;
Method acting.

method

/ ˈ��ɛθə�� /

noun

a way of proceeding or doing something, esp a systematic or regular one
orderliness of thought, action, etc
often plural the techniques or arrangement of work for a particular field or subject
Leisure:Bell-ringing any of several traditional sets of changes See major minor

Method

/ ˈ��ɛθə�� /

noun

sometimes not capital
1. a technique of acting based on the theories of Stanislavsky, in which the actor bases his role on the inner motivation of the character he plays
2. ( as modifier )
  a Method actor

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of method¹

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English: “medical procedure,” Latin methodus, from Greek ��é�ٳ�ǻ�ǲ� “systematic course,” equivalent to met- meta- + ��ǻ�ó�� “way, road”

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of method¹

C16: via French from Latin methodus, from Greek methodos, literally: a going after, from meta- after + hodos way

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Synonym Study

Method, mode, way imply a manner in which a thing is done or in which it happens. Method refers to a settled kind of procedure, usually according to a definite, established, logical, or systematic plan: the open-hearth method of making steel; one method of solving a problem. Mode is a more formal word that implies a customary or characteristic fashion of doing something: Kangaroos have a peculiar mode of carrying their young. Way, a word in popular use for the general idea, is equivalent to various more specific words: someone's way (manner) of walking; the best way (method) of rapid calculating; the way (mode) of holding a pen.

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Currently, the standard method for detecting bacterial infections is by trying to grow a sample of it in a Petri dish.

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Is grilling your preferred cooking method overall, or do you reserve it for the summer months?

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The planned methods included leveraging IRS tax audits, phone-tapping, the cancellation of contracts and even criminal prosecution.

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Even their name is a reference to the IRA's chosen method of punishment for alleged drug dealers during the Troubles.

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"Any use of starvation of the civilian population as a method of war constitutes a war crime, and so do all forms of collective punishment," Volker Türk warned.

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