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journeyed

jour·ney
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [jur-nee]
    • /ˈdʒɜr ni/
    • /ˈdʒɜː.ni/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jur-nee]
    • /ˈdʒɜr ni/

Definitions of journeyed word

  • noun plural journeyed a traveling from one place to another, usually taking a rather long time; trip: a six-day journey across the desert. 1
  • noun plural journeyed a distance, course, or area traveled or suitable for traveling: a desert journey. 1
  • noun plural journeyed a period of travel: a week's journey. 1
  • noun plural journeyed passage or progress from one stage to another: the journey to success. 1
  • verb without object journeyed to make a journey; travel. 1
  • noun journeyed Simple past tense and past participle of journey. 1
See all 6 definitions of journeyed

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Origin of journeyed

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 Journeyed

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Journeyed

journeyed 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.
According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

journeyed usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for journeyed

verb journeyed

  • traveled — used or designed for use while traveling: a travel alarm clock.
  • toured — a traveling around from place to place.
  • trekked — to travel or migrate, especially slowly or with difficulty.
  • flew — a simple past tense of fly1 .
  • went — Archaic. a simple past tense and past participle of wend.

noun journeyed

  • tripped — a journey or voyage: to win a trip to Paris.
  • rode — a simple past tense of ride.
  • drove — simple past tense of drive.
  • flighted — the act, manner, or power of flying.
  • adventured — Simple past tense and past participle of adventure.
All 43 Synonyms of journeyed

Antonyms for journeyed

verb journeyed

  • stayed — (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
  • broke — Broke is the past tense of break.
  • waited — 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.
All 3 Antonyms of journeyed

Related words

  • ahuzzath

    a friend of Abimelech with whom he journeyed from Gerar to make a covenant with Isaac in Beersheba. Gen. 26:26–31.
All related words to journeyed

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