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travel (travəl)

intransitive verb traveled -·eled or travelled -·elled, traveling -·el·ing or travelling -·el·ling

  1. to go from one place to another; make a journey or journeys
  2. to go from place to place as a traveling salesman
  3. to walk or run
  4. to move, pass, or be transmitted from one point or place to another
  5. to move or be capable of moving in a given path or for a given distance: said of mechanical parts, etc.
  6. to advance or progress
  7. Basketball to illegally move both feet while holding the ball
  8. Informal to associate or spend time (with)
  9. Informal to move with speed

Etymology: var. of travail

transitive verb

  1. to make a journey over or through; traverse
  2. Informal to cause to move or pass along

noun

  1. the act or process of traveling
    1. the trips, journeys, tours, etc. taken by a person or persons
    2. an account of these
  2. passage or movement of any kind
  3. traffic on a route, through a place, etc.
    1. mechanical motion, esp. reciprocating motion
    2. the distance of a mechanical stroke, etc.

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travel Synonyms

travel

n.

  1. The act of journeying

    riding, roving, wandering, rambling, sailing, touring, biking, hiking, cruising, driving, wayfaring, going abroad, seeing the world, sight-seeing, voyaging, trekking, flying, globe-trotting, space travel, rocketing, orbiting, manning a space station, interstellar travel, intercontinental travel, jet travel.

  2. An individual journey

    tour, voyage, trip; see journey.


travel

v.

  1. To move at a regular pace

    cover ground, progress, go; see move 1.

  2. To journey

    tour, cruise, voyage, commute, roam, explore, jet, rocket, orbit, go into orbit, take a jet, go by jet, migrate, trek, vacation, motor, visit, jaunt, wander, junket, adventure, quest, trip, rove, inspect, make an expedition, make a peregrination, cross the continent, cross the ocean, encircle the globe, make the grand tour, sail, see the country, go camping, go abroad, take a trip, take a train, take a boat, take a plane, cover, go walking, go riding, go bicycling, make a train trip, drive, fly, traverse, set out, set forth, sight-see, scour the country*, bat around*; see also walk 1.


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travel Usage Examples

Followed by an intransitive particle

  • through: They will act as expert guides to the area you travel through.

Adjective modifier

  • unlimited: Apart from a few exceptions, it allows holders unlimited travel on any DB train.

Modifies a noun

  • agent: Please send all invoices you might receive from travel agents to Margaret.

Adjective complement

  • southbound: There is a $ 5 fee to travel southbound, while northbound is absolutely free.

Noun used with modifier

  • air: Or go greener... The carbon cost of traveling by ferry is around 30 times less than air travel.
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travel quotes

I think crime pays. The hours are good, you travel a lot. 12

-Allen,Woody pseudonym of  Allen Stewart Konigsberg

Do not plan long journeys, because whatever you believe in you have already seen.When a thing is everywhere, the way to find it is not to travel but to love.

-St Augustine originally Aurelius Augustinus

In America there are two classes of travelöfirst class, and with children.

-Benchley, Robert Charles

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