travel

CEFRA1

/ˈtɹævəl/

verb · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To go from one place to another, often over a distance.

  2. 02

    noun

    The activity of going from place to place.

Examples

  • I don't have anyone who'd travel with me.

  • The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To move illegally by walking or running without dribbling the ball.

  2. To pass from one place to another; to move or transmit.

  3. To be on a journey, often for pleasure or business and with luggage; to go from one place to another.

More examples

In context

  • Travel and accommodation arrangements have been finalized.

  • I still travel to work by bus.

  • John seems to spend as much time travelling as he does in the office.

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

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.