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- [jur-nee]
- /ˈdʒɜr ni/
- /ˈdʒɜːni/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [jur-nee]
- /ˈdʒɜr ni/
Definitions of journey word
- noun plural journey a traveling from one place to another, usually taking a rather long time; trip: a six-day journey across the desert. 1
- noun plural journey a distance, course, or area traveled or suitable for traveling: a desert journey. 1
- noun plural journey a period of travel: a week's journey. 1
- noun plural journey passage or progress from one stage to another: the journey to success. 1
- verb without object journey to make a journey; travel. 1
- noun journey An act of traveling from one place to another. 1
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Origin of journey
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English journee day < Old French < Vulgar Latin *diurnāta a day's time, day's work, etc., equivalent to Latin diurn(us) daily + -āta, feminine of -ātus -ate1; see -ade1
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Parts of speech for Journey
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
journey popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
journey usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for journey
verb journey
- travel — to go from one place to another, as by car, train, plane, or ship; take a trip; journey: to travel for pleasure.
- voyage — a course of travel or passage, especially a long journey by water to a distant place.
- tour — Georges de [zhawrzh duh] /ʒɔrʒ də/ (Show IPA), 1593–1652, French painter.
- trek — to travel or migrate, especially slowly or with difficulty.
- fly — to move through the air using wings.
noun journey
- trip — a group of animals, as sheep, goats, or fowl; flock.
- expedition — A journey or voyage undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose, especially that of exploration, scientific research, or war.
- ride — to sit on and manage a horse or other animal in motion; be carried on the back of an animal.
- drive — to send, expel, or otherwise cause to move by force or compulsion: to drive away the flies; to drive back an attacking army; to drive a person to desperation.
- flight — an act or instance of fleeing or running away; hasty departure.
Antonyms for journey
verb journey
- stay — (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
- break — When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
- wait — to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often followed by for, till, or until): to wait for the bus to arrive.
noun journey
- inaction — absence of action; idleness.
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