journey

jour·ney  (jûrn)

n. pl. jour·neys

1.

a. The act of traveling from one place to another; a trip.

b. A distance to be traveled or the time required for a trip: a 2,000-mile journey to the Pacific; the three-day journey home.

2. A process or course likened to traveling; a passage: the journey of life.

v. jour·neyed, jour·ney·ing, jour·neys

v.intr.

To make a journey; travel.

v.tr.

To travel over or through.

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[Middle English journei, day, day's travel, journey, from Old French jornee, from Vulgar Latin *diurnta, from Late Latin diurnum, day, from neuter of Latin diurnus, of a day, from dis, day; see diary.]

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journey·er n.

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journey

Noun

1. the process of travelling from one place to another

2. the time taken or distance travelled on a journey

Verb

to make a journey [Old French journee a day, a day's travelling]

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Journey a load or amount carried on one journey; a batch minted together; a military expedition; a meeting held on a particular day for public business; a diet; 720 ounces or 2,000 gold coins.

Examples: journey of coins; of corn, 1859; of silver; of spurs, 1529.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	journey - the act of traveling from one place to another journeying travel, traveling, travelling - the act of going from one place to another; "he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel" stage, leg - a section or portion of a journey or course; "then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise" commute - a regular journey of some distance to and from your place of work; "there is standing room only on the high-speed commute" ride, drive - a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile); "he took the family for a drive in his new car" long haul - a journey over a long distance; "it's a long haul from New York to Los Angeles" mush - a journey by dogsled odyssey - a long wandering and eventful journey trip - a journey for some purpose (usually including the return); "he took a trip to the shopping center" transit, passage - a journey usually by ship; "the outward passage took 10 days" expedition - a journey organized for a particular purpose excursion, digression - wandering from the main path of a journey schlep, shlep - a tedious or difficult journey trek - a journey by ox wagon (especially an organized migration by a group of settlers) tour, circuit - a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area; "they took an extended tour of Europe"; "we took a quick circuit of the park"; "a ten-day coach circuit of the island" pilgrim's journey, pilgrimage - a journey to a sacred place excursion, jaunt, outing, pleasure trip, junket, sashay, expedition - a journey taken for pleasure; "many summer excursions to the shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after cautious sashays into the field" voyage - a journey to some distant place way - a journey or passage; "they are on the way"
Verb	1.	journey - undertake a journey or trip travel jaunt, travel, trip - make a trip for pleasure tour - make a tour of a certain place; "We toured the Provence this summer" globe-trot - travel all over the world for pleasure and sightseeing sledge - ride in or travel with a sledge; "the antarctic expedition sledged along the coastline"; "The children sledged all day by the lake" navigate, voyage, sail - travel on water propelled by wind or by other means; "The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow" journey, travel - travel upon or across; "travel the oceans" trek - make a long and difficult journey; "They trekked towards the North Pole with sleds and skis" trek - journey on foot, especially in the mountains; "We spent the summer trekking in the foothills of the Himalayas"
	2.	journey - travel upon or across; "travel the oceans" travel go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" journey, travel - undertake a journey or trip sail - traverse or travel on (a body of water); "We sailed the Atlantic"; "He sailed the Pacific all alone" ship - travel by ship ride - ride over, along, or through; "Ride the freeways of California" fly - travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft; "Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic" cruise - drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure; "She cruised the neighborhood in her new convertible"

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journey

noun 1. trip, drive, tour, flight, excursion, progress, cruise, passage, trek, outing, expedition, voyage, ramble, jaunt, peregrination, travel

noun 2. progress, passage, voyage, pilgrimage, odyssey

verb 3. travel, go, move, walk, fly, range, cross, tour, progress, proceed, fare, wander, trek, voyage, roam, ramble, traverse, rove, wend, go walkabout Austral. peregrinate

Translations

journey [ˈdʒəːnɪ] n → viaje m (= distance covered); trayecto

vi → viajar;

return journey → viaje de regreso;

a 5-hour journey → un viaje de 5 horas

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journey [ˈdʒəːnɪ] n → voyage m (= distance covered); trajet m

vi → voyager;

the journey takes two hours → le trajet dure deux heures;

a 5-hour journey → un voyage de 5 heures;

how was your journey? → votre voyage s'est bien passé?

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journey [ˈdʒəːnɪ] n → Reise f

vi → reisen;

a 5-hour journey → eine Fahrt von 5 Stunden;

return journey → Rückreise f;

(both ways) → Hin- und Rückreise f

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journey [ˈdʒəːnɪ] n → viaggio (= distance covered); tragitto;

a 5-hour journey → un viaggio or un tragitto di 5 ore