noun · neutral
route
UK/ruːt/US/raʊt/ROUTE
Band 4-5speakingtask2
a way or course taken in getting from a starting point to a destination
Examples
“We decided to take a scenic route along the coast.”
“Buses follow a fixed route through the city.”
“The delivery driver planned the fastest route to avoid traffic jams.”
Band 8 sentence
“Logistics companies optimise delivery routes using real-time traffic data to save time and fuel.”
Collocations
- scenic route
- bus route
- choose a route
Word family
routes noun (plural)reroute verb
Common mistakes
I will take the same road as yesterday.→I will take the same route as yesterday.
The bus route is 5.→The bus route number is 5.
Say it for a higher band
5road→6path→7+route
Synonyms
road
path
Easily confused
path
“We followed a narrow path through the woods.”
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