trek
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- pronunciation:
- trek
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word History
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
treks, trekking, trekked |
| definition: |
to travel or make one's way slowly and with difficulty.
The brave settlers trekked across the western plains.
- synonyms:
- plod, trudge
- similar words:
- journey, tour, travel, voyage
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| related words: |
walk |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a slow or difficult trip.
Their long trek through the mountains was cold and scary.- similar words:
- exodus, expedition, journey, mission, pilgrimage, trudge
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| related words: |
tour, trip, voyage, walk |
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| derivation: |
trekker (n.) |
Trek is a word from Afrikaans, the language of the Dutch settlers in South Africa. It meant "to journey or migrate by wagon." This word entered the English language in the mid-1800s. Throughout the 1800s, the British and Dutch struggled for control of South Africa.