Journey Definition

jûrnē
journeyed, journeying, journeys
noun
journeys
The act or an instance of traveling from one place to another; trip.
Webster's New World
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.
American Heritage
Any course or passage from one stage or experience to another.
Webster's New World

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

Wiktionary
verb
journeyed, journeying, journeys
To make a journey; travel.
American Heritage
To go on a trip; travel.
To journey through France on a motorbike.
Webster's New World
Antonyms:
other
See also journey.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Journey

Noun

Singular:
journey
Plural:
journeys

Origin of Journey

  • Middle English journei day, day's travel, journey from Old French jornee from Vulgar Latin diurnāta from Late Latin diurnum day from neuter of Latin diurnus of a day from diēs day diary

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle English journee, from Old French jornee, from Medieval Latin diurnata (“a day's work, a day's journey, a fixed day, a day”), from Latin diurnus (“daily”), from diēs (“day”).

    From Wiktionary

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