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- [trav-uh l]
- /ˈtræv əl/
- /ˈtrævl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [trav-uh l]
- /ˈtræv əl/
Definitions of travel word
- verb without object travel to go from one place to another, as by car, train, plane, or ship; take a trip; journey: to travel for pleasure. 1
- verb without object travel to move or go from one place or point to another. 1
- verb without object travel to proceed or advance in any way. 1
- verb without object travel to go from place to place as a representative of a business firm. 1
- verb without object travel to associate or consort: He travels in a wealthy crowd. 1
- verb without object travel Informal. to move with speed. 1
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Origin of travel
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English (north and Scots), orig. the same word as travail (by shift “to toil, labor” > “to make a laborious journey”)
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Travel
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
travel popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% 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".
travel usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for travel
noun travel
- ambulation — to walk about or move from place to place.
- boating — Boating is travelling on a lake or river in a small boat for pleasure.
- body english — a follow-through motion of the body, as after bowling a ball, in a semi-involuntary or joking effort to control the ball's movement
- canoeing — Canoeing is the sport of using and racing a canoe.
- cartage — the process or cost of carting
verb travel
- aviate — to pilot or fly in an aircraft
- barnstorm — When people such as politicians or performers barnstorm, they travel around the country making speeches or giving shows.
- barreling — a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
- barrelled — a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
- barrelling — a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
adj travel
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See also
Matching words
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