en route

See also: enroute

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French en route, from en (in) + route (route).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɒn ɹu(ː)t/, /ɑ(ː)n ɹu(ː)t/, /ɛn ɹu(ː)t/, /ɑ̃ ɹu(ː)t/
  • (file)

Prepositional phrase

en route

  1. On the way.
    The shipment is en route to the buyer.
    • 2021 July 6, Phil McNulty, “Italy beat Spain on penalties: 'Pure theatre as Italy present formidable obstacle in final'”, in BBC Sport:
      Italy's potential opponents in Sunday's final might hope this game has taken a lot out of Mancini's men but you would not bank on it from a side who have simply got better and better, now adding Spain to Belgium as they claim victims of the highest class en route to the showpiece.
  2. Along the way.
    The army advanced, capturing several cities en route.

Translations

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃ ʁut/
  • (file)

Prepositional phrase

en route

  1. on the way, on one's way, en route
    être en routeto be on the way
    se mettre en routeto set off, to set oneself on the way

Derived terms

See also

  • en chemin

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism, borrowed from French en route.

Phrase

en route

  1. en route

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