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pathfind en · VERB

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (intransitive) To find the best route between two points.
   • If a villager cannot pathfind to its claimed site, both the site block and villager emit anger particles. 2024 December 11 (last accessed), “Villager”, 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:
   • 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:

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