Also means
path
Usage Note
Weg is a path or way (with a long vowel, VAYK), and must not be confused with the adverb weg ('away', short vowel, VEK) — same spelling, different word. The idiom sich auf den Weg machen means 'to set off'.
Examples
"Der Weg führt durch den Wald."
Natural Translation
The path leads through the forest.
Literal Translation
The path leads through the forest.
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