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travel

  • verb
  • /ˈtɹævəl/

To be on a journey, often for pleasure or business and with luggage; to go from one place to another.

Example

“John seems to spend as much time travelling as he does in the office.”

Other meanings

  1. To pass from one place to another; to move or transmit.

    “Soundwaves can travel through water.”

  2. To move illegally by walking or running without dribbling the ball.

Synonyms

  • trip

Example sentences

  • “Where do you want to travel next?”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
  • “Did we travel back in time?”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Old French "travailler" (to trouble, suffer, be worn out).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “travel” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.