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- [trav-ers, truh-vurs]
- /ˈtræv ərs, trəˈvɜrs/
- /trəˈvɜːs/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [trav-ers, truh-vurs]
- /ˈtræv ərs, trəˈvɜrs/
Definitions of traverse word
- verb with object traverse to pass or move over, along, or through. 1
- verb with object traverse to go to and fro over or along. 1
- verb with object traverse to extend across or over: A bridge traverses the stream. 1
- verb with object traverse to go up, down, or across (a rope, mountain, hill, etc.) at an angle: The climbers traversed the east face of the mountain. 1
- verb with object traverse to ski across (a hill or slope). 1
- verb with object traverse to cause to move laterally. 1
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Origin of traverse
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; (v.) Middle English traversen < Middle French traverser to cross < Late Latin trānsversāre, derivative of Latin trānsversus (see trans-, versus); (noun) Middle English travers(e) < Middle French traverse (< Latin trānsversa something lying across, feminine of trānsversus) and travers (< Latin trānsversum passage across, neuter of trānsversus)
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Parts of speech for Traverse
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
traverse popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% 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".
traverse usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for traverse
verb traverse
- adventuring — the act of doing adventurous things or having adventures
- altercate — to argue, esp heatedly; dispute
- be-little — to regard or portray as less impressive or important than appearances indicate; depreciate; disparage.
- beat back — to force to retreat; drive back
- beat off — to drive back; repel
adj traverse
- aslant — at a slant
- contrariwise — from a contrasting point of view; on the other hand
- crossways — crosswise.
- crosswise — Crosswise means diagonally across something.
- horizontally — at right angles to the vertical; parallel to level ground.
noun traverse
- blank wall — an impassable barricade or obstacle; a situation in which further progress is impossible: Attempts to get information by questioning the neighbors ran into a blank wall.
- blockage — A blockage in a pipe, tube, or tunnel is an object which blocks it, or the state of being blocked.
- cloverleaf — A cloverleaf is an arrangement of curved roads, resembling a four-leaf clover, that joins two main roads.
- crossing — A crossing is a journey by boat or ship to a place on the other side of a sea, river, or lake.
- crosswalk — A crosswalk is a place where pedestrians can cross a street and where drivers must stop to let them cross.
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