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en route en · ADP

Pronunciation

• /ɛn ˈɹu(ː)t/ unadapted French pronunciation
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ɒn ˈɹuːt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ɑ̃ ˈɹu(ː)t/ unadapted French pronunciation
• /ɑn ˈɹut/ (General-American)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. On the way.
   • Nearly a century ago, my grandfather passed through Istanbul en route to Europe along with hordes of other White Russians fleeing the Russian civil war. 2014 July 21, Ivan Watson, “Loud, anarchic, quirky: My love affair with Istanbul”, in CNN, archived from the original on 20 Feb 2026:
   • 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. 2021 July 6, Phil McNulty, “Italy beat Spain on penalties: 'Pure theatre as Italy present formidable obstacle in final'”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 20 Aug 2022:
   • The shipment is en route to the buyer.
2. Along the way.
   • The army advanced, capturing several cities en route.

Forms

Translations (60)

es en la ruta (along the way) · ko 도중에 (along the way) · la in itinere (on the way) · is á leið (on the way) · es en ruta (on the way) · is á leiðinni (on the way) · hi रास्ते पर (on the way) · sl spotoma (along the way) · ru на пути́ (on the way) · ru в пути́ (on the way) · ar فِي مَسِيرَة (on the way) · hu menet közben (along the way) · el καθ’ οδόν (on the way) · fr sur la route (along the way) · ru по доро́ге (along the way) · ja 途中で (on the way) · af op pad (along the way) · fa تو راه (on the way) · he בדרך (on the way) · cmn 在路上 (on the way) · af op pad (on the way) · cmn 在途中 (on the way) · eo survoje (along the way) · sv på vägen (along the way) · is á veg (on the way) · ar فِي طَرِيق (on the way) · de en Route (on the way) · ca de camí (along the way) · eo survoje (on the way) · fr sur le chemin (along the way) · mk на пат (along the way) · de unterwegs (on the way) · pl w drodze (on the way) · sd رستي ۾ اهي (on the way) · hu útközben (along the way) · sv på väg (on the way) · fa در راه (on the way) · fo á veg (on the way) · is á flugleið (on the way) · ko 도중에 (on the way) · fi matkalla (on the way) · nl onderweg (on the way) · cmn 在途中 (along the way) · ca en ruta (on the way) · el στην πορεία (along the way) · pt a caminho (on the way) · sl na poti (on the way) · pl po drodze (along the way) · mk по пат (on the way) · hu úton (on the way) · de unterwegs (along the way) · pt no caminho (along the way) · fi matkan varrella (along the way) · it in arrivo (on the way) · ru по пути́ (along the way) · hu útban (on the way) · ja 途中で (along the way) · ru в доро́ге (on the way) · fr en route (on the way) · da på vej (on the way)