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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Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 20 June 2025
Visitors can trek into the jungle to explore this enigmatic UNESCO World Heritage Site, stepping through ruins frozen in time.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 18 June 2025
Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 21 June 2025
Her first stateside shows for this tour run kick off in Chicago at the United Center on Sept. 5 and 6, with the trek taking her to cities across the U.S. through October before the tour heads to South America.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2025
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Verb
In February, a team of researchers from Western University in Canada, in collaboration with the organization Defense Research and Development Canada, trekked into the high Arctic to try to measure the activity of satellites orbiting across the pole.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 20 June 2025
Visitors can trek into the jungle to explore this enigmatic UNESCO World Heritage Site, stepping through ruins frozen in time.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 18 June 2025
Noun
The trek features supporting acts Koe Wetzel, Miranda Lambert, Brooks & Dunn, Ella Langley, Gavin Adcock and Thomas Rhett.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 21 June 2025
Her first stateside shows for this tour run kick off in Chicago at the United Center on Sept. 5 and 6, with the trek taking her to cities across the U.S. through October before the tour heads to South America.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2025
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“Trek.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trek. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
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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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