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journey

  • noun
  • /ˈd͡ʒɝni/

A set amount of travelling, seen as a single unit; a discrete trip, a voyage.

Example

“The journey to London takes two hours by train.”

Other meanings

  1. Any process or progression likened to a journey, especially one that involves difficulties or personal development.

    “the journey to political freedom”

  2. The progress of a customer through a system, often a computer system.

    “We need to map out the user journey and make it more efficient.”

Example sentences

  • “The interstellar journey was filled with unknown dangers.”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Latin "diurnus".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “journey” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.