travel en · VERB · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- /ˈtɹævəl/
Etymology
PIE word *tréyes From Middle English travelen (“to make a laborious journey, travel”) from Middle Scots travailen (“to toil, work, travel”), alteration of Middle English travaillen (“to toil, work”), from Old French travailler (“to trouble, suffer, be worn out”). See the doublets travail and travois. Compare typologically routine << Latin rupta via. Note the inverse semantic vectors: travel moves from a subjective state (toil) to an objective action (journey), while routine moves from an objective object (beaten path) to a subjective pattern (habit). Largely displaced native fare, from Old English faran (“to go [a long distance], to travel”). More at fare.
Meanings
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(intransitive) To be on a journey, often for pleasure or business and with luggage; to go from one place to another.
Snakes do not travel well.
He that feareth oblatration must not travel.
1661, John Stephens, “Prol.”, in An Historical Discourse...:Dennis Anderson, 45, and Brandy Goldsbury, 46, were traveling from the beach in Lincoln City on the Oregon coast back to their home in Tigard around 8:30 p.m. July 13 when they spotted a black BMW 3 Series trying to pass them, according to reporting in The Oregonian.
2022 July 21, Snejana Farberov, “Dad shot dead in road-rage attack after splashing windshield fluid on BMW”, in New York Post, archived from the original on 16 Aug 2022:Then, when Moses had fulfilled the term, and was travelling with his housefolk, he saw in the distance a fire and said unto his housefolk: Bide ye (here). Lo! I see in the distance a fire; peradventure I shall bring you tidings thence, or a brand from the fire that ye may warm yourselves.
1930, Marmaduke Pickthall, transl., The Meaning of the Glorious Koran, New York: Alfred A Knop, surah 28, verse 29, page 397:I still travel to work by bus.
And Netherlands, backed by a typically noisy and colourful travelling support, started the second period in blistering fashion and could have had four goals within 10 minutes
2012 June 9, Owen Phillips, “Euro 2012: Netherlands 0-1 Denmark”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 15 Feb 2022:John seems to spend as much time travelling as he does in the office.
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(intransitive) To pass from one place to another; to move or transmit.
Soundwaves can travel through water.
The supposedly secret news of Mary's engagement travelled quickly through her group of friends.
- (intransitive) To move illegally by walking or running without dribbling the ball.
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(transitive) To travel throughout (a place).
I’ve travelled the world.
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(transitive) To force to journey.
They shall not be travailed forth of their own franchises.
1596 (date written; published 1633), Edmund Spenser, A Vewe of the Present State of Irelande […], Dublin: […] Societie of Stationers, […], →OCLC; republished as A View of the State of Ireland […] (Ancient Irish Histories), Dublin: […] Society of Stationers, […] Hibernia Press, […] [b]y John Morrison, 1809, →OCLC:
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(obsolete) To labour; to travail.
We labour sore, and travel hard, and much Study is a Weariness to our Flesh; and of making many Books there is no End.
1719, William Tilly, The Acceptable Sacrifice, page 335:Necessity will make men fare hard, and work hard, and travel hard, go bare, and suffer much; yea it will even cut off a leg or arm to save their lives;
1707, Richard Baxter, The Practical Works of the Late Reverend and Pious Mr. Richard Baxter, page 646:Man holds in constant service bound The blustering winds and seas; Nor suns disdain to travel hard Their master, man, to please;
1794, “Resignation”, in A Complete Edition of the Poets of Great Britain.Volume 10, page 144:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| traveledst | Number=Sing, Person=2, Tense=Past | archaic | lexicographic |
| travelling | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | UK | lexicographic |
| travelling | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| travell | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| travels | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| travail | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| traveleth | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | archaic | lexicographic |
| travelled | Number=Plur, Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| travelled | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| travelled | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | UK | lexicographic |
| travelled | Tense=Past | UK | lexicographic |
| travelled | Number=Sing, Person=2, Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| travelled | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| travelled | Mood=Sub, Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| travelled | Number=Sing, Person=1, Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| travelleth | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | archaic | lexicographic |
| traveling | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | US | lexicographic |
| travelledst | Number=Sing, Person=2, Tense=Past | archaic | lexicographic |
| travellest | Number=Sing, Person=2, Tense=Pres | archaic | lexicographic |
| traveled | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | US | lexicographic |
| traveled | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Past | US | lexicographic |
| traveled | Number=Sing, Person=2, Tense=Past | US | lexicographic |
| traveled | Mood=Sub, Tense=Past | US | lexicographic |
| traveled | Tense=Past | US | lexicographic |
| traveled | Number=Plur, Tense=Past | US | lexicographic |
| traveled | Number=Sing, Person=1, Tense=Past | US | lexicographic |
| travel | Number=Plur, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| travel | VerbForm=Inf | lexicographic | |
| travel | Mood=Sub, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| travel | Number=Sing, Person=1, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| travel | Mood=Imp, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| travel | Number=Sing, Person=2, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| travelest | Number=Sing, Person=2, Tense=Pres | archaic | lexicographic |
Deriveds
untravelled · traveling purchaser problem · fellow-travel · time-travel · untravelable · time travel · traveller · road less travelled · traveled · untraveled · betravel · retravel · outtravel · it is better to travel hopefully than to arrive · fortravel · cotravel · fast travel · untravellable · travellable · travelled · travelable · road less traveled · travel light · traveler
Synonyms
range · journey · fare · reyse
Translations (204)
ru вести́ (in basketball) · ga taistil (be on a journey) · sh putovati (pass from here to there; transmit) · cy teithio (be on a journey) · fi vaeltaa (travel throughout) · sq udhëtoj (be on a journey) · la itineror (travel throughout) · ca transitar (pass from here to there; transmit) · pt viajar (travel throughout) · ro călători (pass from here to there; transmit) · la ambulō (pass from here to there; transmit) · sk cestovať (be on a journey) · it viaggiare (be on a journey) · ne यात्रा गर्नु (be on a journey) · be е́здзіць (be on a journey) · nb fare (pass from here to there; transmit) · rm far viadi (be on a journey) · ca viatjar (be on a journey) · uk ї́здити (be on a journey) · nl reizen (pass from here to there; transmit) · hu beutazik (travel throughout) · bg придвижвам се (pass from here to there; transmit) · sh путовати (be on a journey) · km ធ្វើដំណើរ (be on a journey) · arn amucan (be on a journey) · pon seiloak (be on a journey) · ja 旅行する (be on a journey) · ar سَارَ (be on a journey) · pt viajar (be on a journey) · la viō (be on a journey) · ka მოგზაურობა (be on a journey) · mk патува (be on a journey) · sv beresa (travel throughout) · ar اِنْتَقَلَ (pass from here to there; transmit) · vo tävön (be on a journey) · nb nå (pass from here to there; transmit) · ml യാത്ര ചെയ്യുക (be on a journey) · he נסע (be on a journey) · ru объе́здить (travel throughout) · fi matkata (be on a journey) · de bereisen (travel throughout) · nb omseile (travel throughout) · ast viaxar (be on a journey) · de sich ausbreiten (pass from here to there; transmit) · pl podróżować (be on a journey) · fy reizgje (be on a journey) · tr seyahat yapmak (be on a journey) · izh kulkia (pass from here to there; transmit) · se johtit (be on a journey) · pap biaha (be on a journey) · ko 여행(旅行)하다 (be on a journey) · sh путовати (pass from here to there; transmit) · as ফুৰ (be on a journey) · es movilizarse (be on a journey) · av сапар бухьизе (be on a journey) · nb bereise (travel throughout) · sv färdas (pass from here to there; transmit) · tr yolculuk etmek (be on a journey) · mn зорчих (be on a journey) · nrf viagi (be on a journey) · lv ceļot (be on a journey) · de sich fortpflanzen (pass from here to there; transmit) · ab аныҟәара (be on a journey) · la relego (travel throughout) · bo འགྲུལ་རྒྱག (be on a journey) · os балц кӕнын (be on a journey) · hi यात्रा करना (be on a journey) · rm viagiar (be on a journey) · be падаро́жнічаць (be on a journey) · gl viaxar (be on a journey) · mn аялах (be on a journey) · fi kulkea (pass from here to there; transmit) · se mátkkoštit (be on a journey) · ar سَافَرَ (be on a journey) · izh kulkia (be on a journey) · fr propager (pass from here to there; transmit) · vi du lịch (be on a journey) · ru путеше́ствовать (be on a journey) · pt viajar (pass from here to there; transmit) · fr transmettre (pass from here to there; transmit) · ru проходи́ть (pass from here to there; transmit) · cmn 旅行 (be on a journey) · cs jezdit (be on a journey) · hsb pućować (be on a journey) · nb ferdes (be on a journey) · sh preneti (pass from here to there; transmit) · ms melancong (be on a journey) · br beajiñ (be on a journey) · nl reizen (be on a journey) · se mannat (be on a journey) · fi matkustaa (pass from here to there; transmit) · cy trafaelio (be on a journey) · tr yolculuk yapmak (be on a journey) · eo vojaĝi (be on a journey) · sh proputòvati (travel throughout) · ar سَارَ (pass from here to there; transmit) · ang faran (be on a journey) · kk ел аралау (be on a journey) · la vio (travel throughout) · ht vwayaje (be on a journey) · ro călători (be on a journey) · sl potovati (be on a journey) · sv fara (pass from here to there; transmit) · pl przemieszczać się (pass from here to there; transmit) · cs procestovat (travel throughout) · lt keliauti (be on a journey) · hu utazik (be on a journey) · yue 去旅行 (be on a journey) · kk жиһан кезу (be on a journey) · tr seyahat etmek (be on a journey) · hu bejár (travel throughout) · es viajar (be on a journey) · sk jazdiť (be on a journey) · lb reesen (be on a journey) · uk подорожува́ти (be on a journey) · uk мандрува́ти (be on a journey) · ota كزمك (travel throughout) · lo ທ່ອງທ່ຽວ (be on a journey) · my ကူးသန်း (be on a journey) · arz سافر (be on a journey) · cs cestovat (be on a journey) · sh putovati (be on a journey) · de reisen (be on a journey) · nb ferdes (pass from here to there; transmit) · kw viajya (be on a journey) · nn reisa (be on a journey) · sh пренети (pass from here to there; transmit) · sv resa runt (travel throughout) · sw safiri (be on a journey) · hy ճանապարհորդել (be on a journey) · fr voyager (be on a journey) · fa سفر کردن (be on a journey) · el ταξιδεύω (be on a journey) · ca fer passes (in basketball) · bg правя крачки (in basketball) · es transitar (be on a journey) · ky саякаттоо (be on a journey) · sq rravgoj (be on a journey) · pl jeździć (be on a journey) · ne भ्रमण गर्नु (be on a journey) · ru е́здить (be on a journey) · eo veturi (be on a journey) · srn waka (be on a journey) · tg саёҳат кардан (be on a journey) · za youz (be on a journey) · eu bidaiatu (be on a journey) · be вандрава́ць (be on a journey) · ang sīþian (be on a journey) · ang wadan (be on a journey) · de sich fortbewegen (pass from here to there; transmit) · oc viatjar (be on a journey) · az səyahət etmək (be on a journey) · la iter faciō (be on a journey) · fa مسافرت کردن (be on a journey) · tg сафар кардан (be on a journey) · es recorrer (be on a journey) · ru перемеща́ться (pass from here to there; transmit) · nb reise (be on a journey) · ang fēran (be on a journey) · es rolear (be on a journey) · fi matkustaa (be on a journey) · pms viagé (be on a journey) · sco traivel (be on a journey) · la itineror (be on a journey) · lo ເດີນທາງ (be on a journey) · nds-de reisen (be on a journey) · cmn 旅遊 /旅游 (be on a journey) · kk саяхаттау (be on a journey) · nb reise (pass from here to there; transmit) · ml സഞ്ചരിക്കുക (be on a journey) · kl angalavoq (be on a journey) · pl przemierzać (travel throughout) · nl bereizen (travel throughout) · th เดินทาง (be on a journey) · is ferðast (be on a journey) · rsk путовац (be on a journey) · grc πορεύομαι (be on a journey) · bg пътеше́ствам (be on a journey) · rsk путовац (pass from here to there; transmit) · bg пъту́вам (be on a journey) · fi liikkua (pass from here to there; transmit) · th ท่องเที่ยว (be on a journey) · sv resa (be on a journey) · et sõitma (be on a journey) · hu terjed (pass from here to there; transmit) · ne घुम्नु (be on a journey) · uz sayohat qilmoq (be on a journey) · gl viaxar (travel throughout) · got 𐍅𐍂𐌰𐍄𐍉𐌽 (be on a journey) · kk саяхат жасау (be on a journey) · fo ferðast (be on a journey) · qu ayway (be on a journey) · sv färdas (be on a journey) · tk syýahat etmek (be on a journey) · ia viagiar (be on a journey) · nl verplaatsen (pass from here to there; transmit) · ru передвига́ться (pass from here to there; transmit) · izh matkustaa (be on a journey) · tyv аян-чорук кылыр (be on a journey) · tg мусофират кардан (be on a journey) · nn ferdast (be on a journey) · lt apkeliauti (travel throughout) · lv pārvietoties (pass from here to there; transmit) · da rejse (be on a journey)