journey
The definition of a journey is a trip from one place to another.
(noun)An example of a journey is an expedition through a rainforest.
Journey is defined as to travel.
(verb)An example of journey is to go on a trip through the Sahara desert.
See journey in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun pl. journeys
- the act or an instance of traveling from one place to another; trip
- any course or passage from one stage or experience to another
Origin: ME journee < OFr < VL *diurnata, day's journey, day's work < LL diurnum, a daily portion < L diurnus, daily < dies, day: see deity
intransitive verb journeyed, journeying
Related Forms:
- journeyer noun
See journey in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun pl. jour·neys
- a. The act of traveling from one place to another; a trip.b. A distance to be traveled or the time required for a trip: a 2,000-mile journey to the Pacific; the three-day journey home.
- A process or course likened to traveling; a passage: the journey of life.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English journei, day, day's travel, journey
Origin: , from Old French jornee
Origin: , from Vulgar Latin *diurnāta
Origin: , from Late Latin diurnum, day
Origin: , from neuter of Latin diurnus, of a day
Origin: , from diēs, day; see diary
.Related Forms:
- jourˈney·er noun
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