trekked; trekking
1
: to make one's way arduously
broadly
: journey
2
chiefly South Africa
a
: to travel by ox wagon
b
: to migrate by ox wagon or in a train of such
trekker
noun
1
: a trip or movement especially when involving difficulties or complex organization : an arduous journey
2
chiefly South Africa
: a journey by ox wagon
especially
: an organized migration by a group of settlers
Examples of trek in a Sentence
Verb
We had to trek up six flights of stairs with our groceries.
On their vacation last year they went trekking in the Himalayas.
We trekked across the country in her old car.
Noun
Our car broke down and we had a long trek back to town.
a trek across the country
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Claudia Boyd-Barrett, CBS News, 18 June 2026
The 29-year-old has arrived at Rolling Stone’s office in distressed cutoff denim shorts and custom boots self-designed to look like she’s been trekking through sludge à la Kate Moss at Glastonbury 2005.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2026
Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 18 June 2026
The Hold Steady frontman already announced the second round of his joint tour with Drive-By Truckers’ Patterson Hood, set for June, and a European trek supporting the Mountain Goats in October.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 18 June 2026
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Verb
During their journey to the United States, Jacob saw dead bodies while trekking through the jungle, was kidnapped and robbed at gunpoint with his parents, witnessed a rape, and had to sell candy and beg for money, his dad said.
—Claudia Boyd-Barrett, CBS News, 18 June 2026
The 29-year-old has arrived at Rolling Stone’s office in distressed cutoff denim shorts and custom boots self-designed to look like she’s been trekking through sludge à la Kate Moss at Glastonbury 2005.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2026
Noun
An adventurous trek into a Charlotte retention pond turned potentially deadly when a child became trapped in the water and disappeared, according to rescuers.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 18 June 2026
The Hold Steady frontman already announced the second round of his joint tour with Drive-By Truckers’ Patterson Hood, set for June, and a European trek supporting the Mountain Goats in October.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 18 June 2026
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“Trek.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trek. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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trek
1 of 2 verb
trekked; trekking
1
chiefly South African
: to travel or migrate by ox wagon or in a train of such wagons
2
: to make one's way slowly and painfully
trekker
noun
trek
2 of 2 noun1
chiefly South African
: an organized journey or migration of a group of settlers traveling by ox wagon
2
: a slow or difficult journey
Etymology
Verb
from Afrikaans trek, "to travel by ox wagon," from Dutch trecken "to haul, pull"
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