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- pronunciation:
- trae
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- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Builder, Word Explorer
part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
inflections: |
travels, traveling, travelling, traveled, travelled |
definition 1: |
to journey from place to place.
Many people like to travel during their vacations, but others prefer to stay home.I've traveled a lot in North America, but I've never traveled to other continents.
- synonyms:
- go, journey, tour
- similar words:
- cruise, fly, junket, roam, rove, sightsee, trek, visit, voyage
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definition 2: |
to go from place to place on business.
As a rug buyer, he has to travel a great deal.- similar words:
- junket
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definition 3: |
to move forward in any way.
This car travels at a top speed of 110 miles per hour.The paper airplane traveled over the teacher's desk and landed in the wastebasket.- synonyms:
- advance, go, move, proceed, progress
- similar words:
- head, pass, ride, run, traverse
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definition 4: |
to associate (usu. fol. by "with").
I don't approve of the crowd my daughter is traveling with these days.- synonyms:
- associate, consort, hang around, mingle
- similar words:
- hobnob, know, socialize
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related words: |
circulate, commute, cross, drive, go, jaunt, migrate, orbit, passage, ride, tool, tramp, vacation |
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part of speech: |
transitive verb |
definition 1: |
to pass over or through.
We traveled the country, stopping in various cities.- synonyms:
- cross, range, tour, traverse
- similar words:
- cover, do, pass, ride, roam, voyage
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definition 2: |
to journey over (a distance).
We traveled twenty miles on yesterday's bicycle trip.- synonyms:
- cover, do, traverse
- similar words:
- cross, go, pass, track
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related words: |
log, range, ride, tramp |
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
the act of traveling.
I've always found travel exciting.- similar words:
- journey, sightseeing, touring
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definition 2: |
(pl.) journeys or wanderings.
Our travels took us through Europe and the Middle East.- synonyms:
- journeys
- similar words:
- expeditions, peregrination, tours, trips, voyages
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definition 3: |
the movement of persons and vehicles on a certain route or through a given place.
The rough terrain slowed the travel of the weary army.- synonyms:
- traffic
- similar words:
- passage, transit, transport
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related words: |
motion |
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Word Builder: travel +
- traveler:
a person who travels.
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