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• method — meth‧od [ˈmeθəd] noun [countable] a planned way of doing something, especially one that a lot of people use: method of • It is best to consider all methods of figuring your annual income tax before deciding on any one option. method for • A buy… …   Financial and business terms

• Method — Meth od, n. [F. m[ e]thode, L. methodus, fr. Gr. meqodos method, investigation following after; meta after + odo s way.] 1. An orderly procedure or process; regular manner of doing anything; hence, manner; way; mode; as, a method of teaching… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Method — may refer to: Scientific method, a series of steps taken to acquire knowledge Method (computer programming), a piece of code associated with a class or object to perform a task Method (music), a kind of textbook to help students learning to play… …   Wikipedia

• method — method, mode, manner, way, fashion, system are comparable when they denote the means taken or the plan or procedure followed in doing a kind of work or in achieving an end. Method may denote either an abstraction or a concrete procedure, but in… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• method — [n1] means, procedure adjustment, approach, arrangement, channels, course, custom, design, disposal, disposition, fashion, form, formula, habit, line, manner, mechanism, method, mode, modus, modus operandi, nuts and bolts*, plan, practice,… …   New thesaurus

• method — [meth′əd] n. [Fr méthode < L methodus < Gr methodos, a going after, pursuit, system < meta, after (see META ) + hodos, a way (see ODE1)] 1. a way of doing anything; mode; procedure; process; esp., a regular, orderly, definite procedure… …   English World dictionary

• method — I noun arrangement, blueprint, classification, consistency, course, course of action, custom, discipline, established order, fixed order, formula, habit, layout, logical order, manner, master plan, means, mode, modus, operation, order,… …   Law dictionary

• method — (n.) early 15c., regular, systematic treatment of disease, from L. methodus way of teaching or going, from Gk. methodos scientific inquiry, method of inquiry, investigation, originally pursuit, a following after, from meta after (see META (Cf.… …   Etymology dictionary

• method — ► NOUN 1) a way of doing something. 2) orderliness of thought or behaviour. ORIGIN Greek methodos pursuit of knowledge …   English terms dictionary

• method — n. 1) to apply, employ, use a method 2) to adopt a method 3) to give up, scrap a method 4) an antiquated, obsolete; crude; infallible, sure; modern, up to date; refined, sophisticated; sound; unorthodox method 5) the case; deductive; inductive;… …   Combinatory dictionary