Definition of method
1
: a procedure or process for attaining an object: such as
a (1)
: a systematic procedure, technique, or mode of inquiry employed by or proper to a particular discipline or art
(2)
: a systematic plan followed in presenting material for instruction
- the lecture method
b (1)
: a way, technique, or process of or for doing something
- often slow in their business methods
- —T. R. Ybarra
(2)
: a body of skills or techniques
- in the art of the novel, heavily armed with method
- —J. D. Scott
2
: a discipline that deals with the principles and techniques of scientific inquiry
3 a
: orderly arrangement, development, or classification : plan
- The book is completely lacking in method.
b
: the habitual practice of orderliness and regularity
- time enough to do everything if only you used method
- —Angela Thirkell
4
capitalized
: a dramatic technique by which an actor seeks to gain complete identification with the inner personality of the character being portrayed
