avenue
pronunciation
How to pronounce avenue in British English:
UK [ˈævənjuː]
How to pronounce avenue in American English:
US [ˈævənuː]
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- Noun:
- a line of approach
- a wide street or thoroughfare
Word Origin
- avenue (n.)
- c. 1600, "a way of approach" (originally a military word), from Middle French avenue "way of access," from Old French avenue "act of approaching, arrival," noun use of fem. of avenu, past participle of avenir "to come to, arrive," from Latin advenire "to come to," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + venire "to come" (see venue). Meaning shifted to "a way of approach to a country-house," usually bordered by trees, hence, "a broad, tree-lined roadway" (1650s), then to "wide, main street" (by 1846, especially in U.S.).
Example
- 1. This is cathedral of saint michael on kadyrov avenue .
- 2. There was this krispy kreme truck that overturned on eighth avenue .
- 3. Another avenue for growth is in health-care plans , which are undersupplied .
- 4. Citic would not be opening branches on fifth avenue .
- 5. He also has an office for private practice on 88th street near fifth avenue .