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/ˈmeθəd/ 
| singular | method |
| plural | methods |
- a way of doing something, especially a planned or established way
It was a handmade rug produced by traditional methods.
Farming methods haven’t changed here for decades.
method of:We are trying to develop new methods of pollution control.
method of doing something:They have adopted an alternative method of financing the scheme.
method for doing something:Vaccination is one of the most effective methods for preventing disease.
Collocations: method
▪ effective, efficient, preferred, principal, reliable▪ adopt, apply, choose, develop, devise, employ, pioneer, provide, use
phrase
there’s method in someone’s madness
informal
- It takes years to learn the tools of the trade.
- We have a very efficient mechanism/apparatus for dealing with this.
- Some search engines are more powerful than others for retrieving information from the Web.
- It is an important part of the machinery of government.
- It is an effective instrument of government.
- We don’t have much political leverage in this matter.
- I know very little about the internal workings of the company.
- Everything is running like clockwork.
- We’re firing on all cylinders.
- You should set the wheels in motion now.
- We need to move up a gear.
- She engineered the public relations campaign.
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