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verb

ˈtra-vəl How to pronounce travel (audio)
Definition of travelnext
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as in to trek
to take a trip especially of some distance the couple loves to travel and has been to 34 countries

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as in to traverse
to make one's way through, across, or over will travel the river for a while and then continue on land

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3
as in to fly
to proceed or move quickly that racehorse can definitely travel

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4
as in to associate
to come or be together as friends he traveled with a fast crowd when he was in college

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travel

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noun

as in trip
often travels plural a going from one place to another usually of some distance in all his travels he never met pleasanter people than he had in that village

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Recent Examples of travel
Verb
On the subject of sound travelling on the beach, avoid using expletives within ear-shot of others. — John Natale, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2026 Charles and Lockwood divorced in 1997, the same year of Diana’s passing, and the children continued living in South Africa while often traveling to see their father in the UK. — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 16 Aug. 2026
Noun
It, and three other airline stocks, were sold by Warren Buffett at a loss in the first quarter of 2020 amid a massive reduction in air travel as the COVID-19 pandemic was gaining steam. — Alex Crippen, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2026 Racing Santander will make their La Liga return on Sunday when Villarreal travel to their El Sardinero home ground, while Espanyol play Levante that day. — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for travel
Recent Examples of Synonyms for travel
  1. trek
  2. traverse
  3. fly
  4. associate
  5. trip
  6. journey
  7. cross
  8. speed
Verb
  • Moves are afoot to try to bring the club back to the borough of Barnet and a site not far from their former home, Underhill, but, for now, fans must trek across the border into neighbouring Harrow.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Decades later, screenwriters Todd Bartels and Lou Howe trekked to Provincetown, retracing the steps of the young man who would become a cultural icon and host of the celebrated shows Parts Unknown and No Reservations.
    — Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of trek
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  • The film itself was an odyssey of a shoot, as the cast traversed multiple countries and territories—Scotland, Italy, the Western Sahara, Greece—in all types of weather.
    — Wisdom Iheanyichukwu, Vanity Fair, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Currently, only a handful of ships traverse the seaway each day.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of traverse
Verb
  • So a new grant, under the early-stage NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program, aims to create small, flying vehicles that could explore those caves.
    — Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • When not searching for glass floats, enjoy other pastimes like tide pooling, beachcombing, and kite flying (home to two kite festivals, Lincoln City calls itself the Kite Capital of the World).
    — Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of fly
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  • While black is widely worn to look stylish, and by mourners, in Italy it also has long been associated with fascism.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The Plateau of the Muses, meanwhile, takes its name from the nine goddesses associated with the arts and sciences.
    — Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of associate
Noun
  • Shepherd Sanders, a resident who spoke with CBS News Bay Area back in 2023 when the Safeway closed, said at the time the loss would mean extra trips across the city just to buy groceries.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Both teams made short trips to the eastern edge of Iowa on Thursday before boarding buses and making the 30-mile drive to the iconic location.
    — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of trip
Verb
  • Seasonal excursions range from a roughly three-hour summit trip to longer journeys through British Columbia and the Yukon.
    — Bailey Berg, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Stewart, 81, has been journeying around the world on his One Last Time farewell tour since March 2025.
    — KiMi Robinson, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of journey
Verb
  • An average of about 13 ships crossed the Strait each day last week, the firm said in a post on X, down from more than 100 ships per day before the recent conflict.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • All eyes now turn towards negotiations between Iran and Oman expected to resolve how ships cross Hormuz.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of cross
Verb
  • There’s enough footage from the prior films to get you up to speed quickly, and none of the individual story arcs matter nearly as much as the larger sense that each season of human life is worthy of its own naturalistic exploration.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Manage Stress — Some stress is inevitable, but being in chronic fight-or-flight can speed up brain aging and inflammation build up.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of speed

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