journey
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.1jour·ney
noun \ˈjər-nē\ plural journeys
Definition of JOURNEY
1
: an act or instance of traveling from one place to another : trip
2
chiefly dialect : a day's travel
3
: something suggesting travel or passage from one place to another <the journey from youth to maturity> <a journey through time>
See Examples of JOURNEY
- a long journey across the country
- She's on the last leg of a six-month journey through Europe.
- We wished her a safe and pleasant journey.
Origin of JOURNEY
Middle English, from Anglo-French jurnee day, day's journey, from jur day, from Late Latin diurnum, from Latin, neuter of diurnus
First Known Use: 13th century
Related to JOURNEY
- Synonyms
- expedition, passage, peregrination, travel(s), trek, trip
2journey
verbjour·neyedjour·ney·ing
Definition of JOURNEY
intransitive verb
: to go on a journey : travel
transitive verb
: to travel over or through
— jour·ney·er noun
Examples of JOURNEY
- She was the first woman to journey into space.
- <an intense yearning to journey to distant lands>
First Known Use of JOURNEY
14th century
Related to JOURNEY
- Synonyms
- travel, peregrinate, pilgrimage, tour, trek, trip, voyage
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