jour·ney (jûr n )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. [Middle English journei, day, day's travel, journey, from Old French jornee, from Vulgar Latin *diurn  ta, from Late Latin diurnum, day, from neuter of Latin diurnus, of a day, from dis, day; see diary.]jour ney·er n. |
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]
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.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  journey - the act of traveling from one place to anothertravel, 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" expedition - a journey organized for a particular purpose excursion, digression - wandering from the main path of a 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 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" 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"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" 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" |
journey
Translations
journey [ˈdʒəːnɪ] n → viaje m (= distance covered); trayecto
vi → viajar;
a 5-hour journey → un viaje de 5 horas
journey [ˈdʒəːnɪ] n → voyage m (= distance covered); trajet m
vi → voyager;
a 5-hour journey → un voyage de 5 heures;
n journey [ˈdʒəːni]
a distance travelled, especially over land; an act of travelling By train, it is a two-hour journey from here to the coast; I'm going on a long journey. reis سَفْرَه، رِحْلَه пътуване cesta rejse; tur die Reise ταξίδι, διαδρομή viaje teekond سفر matka voyage, trajet מָסָע यात्रा putovanje út; utazás perjalanan ferðalag viaggio 旅行 여행 kelionė brauciens; ceļojums perjalanan reis reise podróż viagem călătorie поездка; путешествие cesta potovanje putovanje resa การเดินทาง yolculuk, seyahat 旅程 подорож; поїздка سفر quãng đường 旅程
v
to travel. gereis يُسافِر пътешествам cestovat rejse reisen ταξιδεύω viajar reisima مسافرت کردن matkustaa voyager לִנסוֹע यात्रा करना putovati utazik bepergian ferðast viaggiare 旅行する 여행하다 keliauti ceļot berjalan reizen reise podróżować viajar a călători путешествовать cestovať potovati putovati resa เดินทาง yolculuk/seyahat etmek 旅行 подорожувати; робити рейс سفر کرنا đi 旅行
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