AVENUE


Meaning of AVENUE in English

noun

1 wide street

ADJECTIVE

▪ broad , wide

▪ leafy ( esp. BrE ), tree-lined

AVENUE + VERB

▪ be lined with sth

an ~ lined with elms

PREPOSITION

▪ along an/the ~ , down an/the ~ , up an/the ~

We were strolling down a tree-lined ~.

▪ in an/the ~ ( BrE ), on an/the ~ ( esp. AmE )

a house in Acacia Avenue

an office building on Fifth Avenue

2 way of doing/getting sth

ADJECTIVE

▪ possible , potential , promising

▪ fruitful , productive

VERB + AVENUE

▪ explore , pursue , try

We need to explore every possible ~.

▪ exhaust

After two months of negotiations we had exhausted all ~s.

▪ open , open up , provide

AVENUE + VERB

▪ be open to sb

There was only one ~ open to him.

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ for

to provide a new ~ for research

▪ ~ of

We will need to seek other ~s of growth.

the two main ~s of enquiry ( BrE )

▪ ~ to

an ~ to success

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