Avenue is sometimes used in the names of streets. The written abbreviation Ave. is also used.
...the most expensive stores on Park Avenue.
2. countable noun
An avenue is a wide, straight road, especially one with trees on either side.
3. countable noun
An avenue is a way of getting something done.
Talbot was presented with 80 potential avenues of investigation. [+ of]
There is another avenue to pursue–it involves further negotiations.
Synonyms: method, line, approach, direction More Synonyms of avenue
More Synonyms of avenue
avenue in British English
(ˈævɪˌnjuː)
noun
1.
a.
a broad street, often lined with trees
b. (capital as part of a street name)
a road, esp in a built-up area
Shaftesbury Avenue
2.
a main approach road, as to a country house
3.
a way bordered by two rows of trees
an avenue of oaks
4.
a line of approach
explore every avenue
Word origin
C17: from French, from avenir to come to, from Latin advenīre, from venīre to come
avenue in American English
(ˈævəˌnu; ˈævəˌnju)
noun
1.
a.
a roadway, pathway, or drive, often bordered with trees
b. British
such a roadway, etc. leading from the main road to the house on an estate
2.
a way of approach to something
books are avenues to knowledge
3. US
a street, esp. a wide, principal one; often, one running at right angles to others called “streets”
Word origin
Fr < avenir, to happen, come < L advenire: see Advent
Examples of 'avenue' in a sentence
avenue
Her skills as a linguist allow her to explore different avenues as well.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Citizens should only have telephone or direct contact with local government when all other avenues have been exhausted.
Computing (2010)
We want to improve and we'll explore any avenue.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Our commander sent two of our troops into the broad avenue onto which the compound opened.
Christianity Today (2000)
Try to draw rows or avenues of similar trees to explore some of the effects of perspective.
Robertson, Bruce Learn to Draw Countryside (1996)
There is still one avenue open to you.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The police say it was a complex investigation and they had to explore all avenues.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Yet another avenue of research is based on twin studies.
Appelbaum, Richard P. Sociology (1995)
Work out what you can do to open up new avenues for yourself.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
They moved into a main avenue where progress became easier.
Aldiss, Brian Somewhere East of Life (1994)
At least you can walk freely along its broad avenues.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
This has been successful and new avenues of young trees have begun to form.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The great thing about this trend is that it offers myriad avenues to be explored.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Victim support in the court is yet another new avenue for the victim support network.
Walklate, Sandra Victimology - the victim and the criminal justice process (1989)
This will provide it with new avenues of growth.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The main avenues were lined with trees.
Aldiss, Brian Somewhere East of Life (1994)
Maps can show how the landscape around your property changed over time and give clues for further research avenues.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
That promise puts pressure on Turkey to commit more fully to the coalition now that the legal avenues are clear.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
I have exhausted all legal avenues, diplomatic help does not seem to be coming.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
We expected tat and tourism, but found a stylish city of tree-lined avenues bursting with life.
The Sun (2010)
By May, they had exhausted their avenues of appeal.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Nowhere was it more wounded than in the tree-lined avenue that runs around the Acropolis.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The property is approached along an avenue of tall lime trees, much like a château in Normandy.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Numerous obstacles must be overcome before this treatment approach can be effectively used with cancer patients, but it is a wide open new avenue for researchers.
Laszlo, John (MD) Understanding Cancer (1987)
Most came from the wealthier neighbourhoods of northern Tehran, where plane trees and spacious villas line the avenues and a generation.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
In other languages
avenue
British English: avenue /ˈævɪˌnjuː/ NOUN
An avenue is a wide road, with shops or houses on each side.
...the most expensive stores on Park Avenue.
American English: avenue
Arabic: طَرِيق مُشَجَّر
Brazilian Portuguese: avenida
Chinese: 大街
Croatian: avenija
Czech: třída ulice
Danish: avenue
Dutch: boulevard
European Spanish: avenida
Finnish: puistokatu
French: avenue
German: Allee
Greek: λεωφόρος
Italian: viale
Japanese: 大通り
Korean: 대로
Norwegian: aveny
Polish: aleja
European Portuguese: avenida
Romanian: bulevard
Russian: аллея
Latin American Spanish: avenida
Swedish: aveny (n)
Thai: ถนนสายใหญ่
Turkish: bulvar
Ukrainian: проспект
Vietnamese: đại lộ
Chinese translation of 'avenue'
avenue
(ˈævənjuː)
n(c)
(lined with shops, houses) 大街 (dàjiē) (条(條), tiáo)
(tree-lined) 林阴(陰)道 (línyīn dào) (条(條), tiáo)
(= means, solution) 途径(徑) (tújìng) (种(種), zhǒng)
Ave.
abbr
(= avenue) 大街 (dàjiē) (条(條), tiáo)
1 (noun)
Definition
a wide street
It is set in landscaped grounds at the end of a tree-lined avenue.
Synonyms
street
a small, quaint town with narrow streets
way
He came round the back way.
course
For nearly four hours we maintained our course northwards.
drive
I walked back up the drive towards the car.
road
There was very little traffic on the roads.
pass
approach
The path serves as an approach to the boat house.
channel
We'll be lodging a complaint through the official channels.
access
a courtyard with a side access to the rear gardens
entry
A lorry blocked the entry to the school.
route
the most direct route to the town centre
path
A group of reporters blocked his path.
The tornado wrecked everything in its path.
passage
I spotted someone lurking in the passage between the two houses.
entrance
He drove in through a side entrance.
alley
The citadel is reached through a series of narrow alleys.
pathway
boulevard
The boulevard is lined by parking spaces.
driveway
thoroughfare
a busy thoroughfare
2 (noun)
Definition
a line of approach
We were presented with several potential avenues of investigation.
Synonyms
method
new teaching methods
line
The government promised to take a hard line on crime.
approach
We will be exploring different approaches to information-gathering.
direction
We drove ten miles in the opposite direction.
path
We followed the path along the clifftops.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of access
Definition
a means of approaching or entering a place
a courtyard with a side access to the rear gardens
Synonyms
entrance,
road,
door,
approach,
entry,
path,
gate,
opening,
way in,
passage,
avenue,
doorway,
gateway,
portal (literary),
passageway
in the sense of alley
Definition
a narrow passage between or behind buildings
The citadel is reached through a series of narrow alleys.