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View synonyms for en route
en route
[ ahn root, en; French ahn root ]
adverb
- on the way:
The plane crashed en route from Cairo to Athens.
en route
/ ɑ̃ rut; ɒn ˈruːt /
adverb
- on or along the way; on the road
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Word History and Origins
Origin of en route1
Borrowed into English from French around 1770–80
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Word History and Origins
Origin of en route1
C18: from French
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Idioms and Phrases
On or along the way, as in We'll pick up Dan en route to the restaurant , or We can finish our discussion en route . This French term was adopted into English in the late 1700s.Advertisement
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