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pathfind

pathfind verb: to find the best route between two points.

Verb

pathfind (third-person singular simple present pathfinds, present participle pathfinding, simple past and past participle pathfound)

  1. (intransitive) To find the best route between two points.
    • If the warden has a targetable entity, is not investigating any disturbances, and is otherwise idle, it pathfinds toward the closest entity, prioritizing players over mobs.2023 October 20 (last accessed), “Warden”, in Minecraft Wiki
    • Has a sense of smell. It can detect and pathfind toward the general location of a player or mob through a "smelling" action.2024 December 11 (last accessed), “Java Edition Deep Dark Experimental Snapshot 1”, in Minecraft Wiki

Forms of pathfind

third-person singular presentpathfinds
present participlepathfinding
past participlepathfound
pastpathfound

Origin of pathfind

Back-formation from pathfinding, equivalent to path + find.

Questions about pathfind

What does pathfind mean?
Pathfind means to find the best route between two points.
What part of speech is pathfind?
Pathfind is a verb.
What is the past tense of pathfind?
The past tense of pathfind is pathfound.

Words near pathfind in the dictionary

  1. pathetized
  2. pathetizer
  3. pathetizers
  4. pathetizes
  5. pathetizing
  6. pathfind
  7. pathfinder
  8. pathfinder prospectus
  9. pathfinder prospectuses
  10. pathfinders
  11. pathfinding

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