trav·el (tr v  l)v. trav·eled or trav·elled, trav·el·ing or trav·el·ling, trav·els v.intr. 1. To go from one place to another, as on a trip; journey. 2. To go from place to place as a salesperson or agent. 3. To be transmitted, as light or sound; move or pass. 4. To advance or proceed. 5. To go about in the company of a particular group; associate: travels in wealthy circles. 6. To move along a course, as in a groove. 7. To admit of being transported without loss of quality; Some wines travel poorly. 8. Informal To move swiftly. 9. Basketball To walk or run illegally while holding the ball. v.tr. To pass or journey over or through; traverse: travel the roads of Europe. n. 1. The act or process of traveling; movement or passage from one place to another. 2. travels a. A series of journeys. b. An account of one's journeys. 3. Activity or traffic along a route or through a given point. 4. The activity or business of arranging trips or providing services for travelers. 5. a. The motion of a piece of machinery, especially of a reciprocating part; stroke. b. The length of a mechanical stroke. [Middle English travelen, alteration of travailen, to toil, from Old French travailler; see travail.] |
travel
Verb
[-elling, -elled] or US [-eling, -eled]
1. to go or move from one place to another
2. to go or journey through or across (an area, region, etc.): Margaret travelled widely when she was in New Zealand
3. to go at a specified speed or for a specified distance: the car was travelling at 30 mph
4. to go from place to place as a salesman
5. (of perishable goods) to withstand a journey: not all wines travel well
6. (of light or sound) to be transmitted or carried from one place to another: sound travels a long distance in these conditions
7. (of a machine or part) to move in a fixed path
8. Informal (of a vehicle) to move rapidly
Noun
1. the act or a means of travelling: air travel has changed the way people live
2. a tour or journey: his travels took him to Dublin
3. the distance moved by a mechanical part, such as the stroke of a piston [Old French travaillier to travail]
Travel
a mania for travel.
a mania for wandering.
a mania for crossing bridges.
an abnormal fear of crossing bridges.
an abnormal love of travel.
an abnormal fear or dislike of travel.
1. the act or state of traveling from place to place.
2. persons, collectively, whose occupation obliges them to travel constantly.
3. such an occupation. — itinerant. n., adj.
2. persons, collectively, whose occupation obliges them to travel constantly.
3. such an occupation. — itinerant. n., adj.
seasickness.
Obsolete, the act of wandering about.
travel from place to place, especially on foot and with the suggestion of a roundabout route.
Obsolete, the act of wandering or rambling around and about.
1. the activitiy of traveliring for pleasure, to see sights, for recreation etc.
2. the business founded upon this activity. — tourist, n., adj.
2. the business founded upon this activity. — tourist, n., adj.
Archaic. the act of wafting or being wafted; travel or conveyance by wafting.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  travel - the act of going from one place to another; "he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel"movement, move, motion - the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path" walk - the act of walking somewhere; "he took a walk after lunch" circumnavigation - traveling around something (by ship or plane); "Magellan's circumnavigation of the earth proved that it is a globe" peregrination - traveling or wandering around roving, vagabondage, wandering - travelling about without any clear destination; "she followed him in his wanderings and looked after him" wayfaring - traveling (especially on foot) crossing - traveling across driving - the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal horseback riding, riding - travel by being carried on horseback air travel, aviation, air - travel via aircraft; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air" journey, journeying - the act of traveling from one place to another stage, leg - a section or portion of a journey or course; "then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise" staging - travel by stagecoach on the road, on tour - travelling about; "they took the show on the road"; "they lost all their games on the road" junketing - taking an excursion for pleasure water travel, seafaring - travel by water commutation, commuting - the travel of a commuter |
| 2. |  travel - a movement through space that changes the location of somethingascension - (astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon circulation - free movement or passage (as of cytoplasm within a cell or sap through a plant); "ocean circulation is an important part of global climate"; "a fan aids air circulation" creep - a slow longitudinal movement or deformation gravitation - movement downward resulting from gravitational attraction; "irrigation by gravitation rather than by pumps" levitation - movement upward in virtue of lightness descent - a movement downward fall - a movement downward; "the rise and fall of the tides" stampede - a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle) translation - a uniform movement without rotation | |
| 3. |  travel - self-propelled movement movement, move, motion - the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path" brachiation - swinging by the arms from branch to branch step - the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down; "he walked with unsteady steps" gait - a horse's manner of moving running, run - the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace; "he broke into a run"; "his daily run keeps him fit" crawling, creeping, crawl, creep - a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body; "a crawl was all that the injured man could manage"; "the traffic moved at a creep" dance step, step - a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance; "he taught them the waltz step" stroke - any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing | |
| Verb | 1. |  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"circulate, go around, spread - become widely known and passed on; "the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office" carry - cover a certain distance or advance beyond; "The drive carried to the green" ease - move gently or carefully; "He eased himself into the chair" whish - move with a whishing sound; "The car whished past her" float - move lightly, as if suspended; "The dancer floated across the stage" swap - move (a piece of a program) into memory, in computer science seek - go to or towards; "a liquid seeks its own level" whine - move with a whining sound; "The bullets were whining past us" fly - be dispersed or disseminated; "Rumors and accusations are flying" ride - move like a floating object; "The moon rode high in the night sky" come - cover a certain distance; "She came a long way" ghost - move like a ghost; "The masked men ghosted across the moonlit yard" betake oneself - displace oneself; go from one location to another travel - undergo transportation as in a vehicle; "We travelled North on Rte. 508" wend - direct one's course or way; "wend your way through the crowds" do - travel or traverse (a distance); "This car does 150 miles per hour"; "We did 6 miles on our hike every day" raft - travel by raft in water; "Raft the Colorado River" get about, get around - move around; move from place to place; "How does she get around without a car?" resort, repair - move, travel, or proceed toward some place; "He repaired to his cabin in the woods" cruise - travel at a moderate speed; "Please keep your seat belt fastened while the plane is reaching cruising altitude" come, come up - move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody; "He came singing down the road"; "Come with me to the Casbah"; "come down here!"; "come out of the closet!"; "come into the room" move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" round - wind around; move along a circular course; "round the bend" trundle - move heavily; "the streetcar trundled down the avenue" push - move strenuously and with effort; "The crowd pushed forward" travel purposefully - travel volitionally and in a certain direction with a certain goal swing - change direction with a swinging motion; turn; "swing back"; "swing forward" rove, stray, roam, vagabond, wander, swan, ramble, range, drift, tramp, cast, roll - move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town" take the air, walk - take a walk; go for a walk; walk for pleasure; "The lovers held hands while walking"; "We like to walk every Sunday" meander, thread, wind, wander, weave - to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course; "the river winds through the hills"; "the path meanders through the vineyards"; "sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body" crawl, creep - move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground; "The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed" scramble - to move hurriedly; "The friend scrambled after them" slither, slide - to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly; "They slid through the wicket in the big gate" roll, wheel - move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle; "The President's convoy rolled past the crowds" glide - move smoothly and effortlessly breeze - to proceed quickly and easily stay in place - be stationary |
| 2. |  travel - 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" | |
| 3. |  travel - make a trip for pleasure commute - travel back and forth regularly, as between one's place of work and home peregrinate - travel around, through, or over, especially on foot; "peregrinate the bridge" | |
| 4. |  travel - 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" | |
| 5. |  travel - undergo transportation as in a vehicle; "We travelled North on Rte. 508"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" fly - travel in an airplane; "she is flying to Cincinnati tonight"; "Are we driving or flying?" hop - travel by means of an aircraft, bus, etc.; "She hopped a train to Chicago"; "He hopped rides all over the country" ride - be carried or travel on or in a vehicle; "I ride to work in a bus"; "He rides the subway downtown every day" | |
| 6. |  travel - travel from place to place, as for the purpose of finding work, preaching, or acting as a judgego, 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" itinerate - travel from place to place, as for work; "an itinerating merchant" |
travel
verb 1. go, journey, proceed, make a journey, move, walk, cross, tour, progress, wander, trek, voyage, roam, ramble, traverse, rove, take a trip, make your way, wend your way
noun 3. (usually plural) journey, wandering, expedition, globetrotting, walk, tour, touring, movement, trip, passage, voyage, excursion, ramble, peregrination >> adjective itinerant
Translations
travel [ˈtrævl] n (= travelling) → Reisen nt
vi → reisen;
(short distance) → fahren (= move) [car, aeroplane] → sich bewegen; [sound etc] → sich fortpflanzen; [news] → sich verbreiten
vt [+ distance] → zurücklegen;
travels npl (= journeys) → Reisen pl;
v travel [ˈtrӕvl]
1 to go from place to place; to journey I travelled to Scotland by train; He has to travel a long way to school. reis, ry يُسافِر пътувам cestovat; urazit rejse fahren ταξιδεύω viajar sõitma سفر کردن matkustaa voyager לְטַייֵל यात्रा करना putovati utazik melancong ferðast viaggiare 移動する 여행하다, (일정 거리를) 가다 vykti, keliauti ceļot; mērot ceļu; braukt berjalan reizen reise, krysse jechać, jeździć viajar a călători ездить potovati putovati resa, åka, fara เดินทาง yolculuk yapmak, seyahat etmek 行走，遊歷 мандрувати, подорожувати سفر کرنا đi lại 行走，游历
2 to move Light travels in a straight line. trek يَتَحَرَّك، يَنْتَقِل движа се šířit se bevæge sig sich bewegen κινούμαι viajar, desplazarse levima حرکت کردن kulkea se déplacer לָנוּע चलना putovati, kretati se terjed bergerak ferðast, fara (um) viaggiare 進む 나아가다 judėti virzīties; izplatīties bergerak bewegen bevege seg poruszać się deslocar-se a se deplasa перемещаться potovati putovati gå, röra sig, färdas ย้าย gitmek, yayılmak 傳播 переміщатися; поширюватися حرکت کرنا chuyển động 传播
3 to visit places, especially foreign countries He has travelled a great deal. reis يَزور пътешествам cestovat rejse reisen ταξιδεύω viajar reisima گشت و گذار کردن matkustella voyager לְטַייֵל यात्रा करना, सफ़र करना putovati (be)utazik melancong ferðast viaggiare 旅行する (나라·지방을) 여행하다 keliauti ceļot mengembara reizen reise (rundt) podróżować viajar a călători путешествовать potovati proputovati resa ท่องเที่ยว dolaşmak, gezmek (國外)旅遊 подорожувати; пересуватися سير کرنا đi thăm （国外）旅游
n
the act of travelling Travel to and from work can be very tiring. reis سَفَر пътуване cesta rejse das Reisen,das Fahren ταξίδι viaje, viajar, trayecto, recorrido sõitmine, reisimine رفت و آمد matkustaminen voyage, trajet נְסִיעָה यात्रा putovanje utazás perjalanan ferðalag viaggio 旅行 통근, 통학, 여행 kelionė ceļojums; ceļš; brauciens perjalanan het reizen reising, reise, ferd(sel) podróżowanie viajar drum, mers поездка cesta potovanje putovanje resande, resor การเดินทาง seyahat, yolculuk 旅行 подорож, поїздка سفر đi lại, di chuyển 旅行
n traveller
a person who travels a weary traveller. reisiger مُسافِر пътешественик cestovatel, -ka; cestující (en) rejsende der/die Reisende ταξιδιώτης viajero; (trabajo) viajante reisija مسافر؛ رهرو matkustaja voyageur/-euse נוֹסֵע पर्यटक putnik utazó pelancong ferðamaður viaggiatore, viaggiatrice 旅行者 여행자 keliautojas ceļotājs; braucējs pengembara reiziger reisende podróżnik viajante călător путешественник cestovateľ, -ka; cestujúci popotnik putnik resande, resenär นักท่องเที่ยว yolcu 旅行者 мандрівник مسافر người đi du lịch 旅行者
n travelogue
a film, article, talk etc about travels. reisjoernaal فِلْم أو مُحاضَره مُصَوَّرَه عن رِحْلَه пътепис cestopisné líčení rejsebeskrivelse der Reisebericht οδοιπορικό documental/artículo turístico reisikiri شرح سفر matkakuvaus documentaire touristique יוֹמָן נְסִיעוֹת यात्रा विवरण putopis keterangan perjalanan fyrirlestur/grein/kvikmynd um ferðalög (documentario turistico) 紀行映画[] 관광 영화, 여행담 kelionių aprašymas/filmas ceļojumu apraksts/filma travelog reisverhaal reiseforedrag/-bilder opis podróży relato de viagem documentar/reportaj turistic фильм, очерк, лекция о путешествиях cestopisný film / článok / prednáška poročilo, predavanje o potovanju putopis reseskildring หนังหรือบทความหรือการสนทนาที่เกี่ยวกับการท่องเที่ยว gezi filmi 旅行見聞講演(常用電影，文章，講話等) фільм про мандрівку; книга, розповідь про подорожі سفر نامہ phim nói về du lịch 旅行见闻讲演（常用电影，文章，讲话等）
n pl travels
the visiting of foreign countries etc She's off on her travels again. reise رِحْلات أو زِيارات إلى بِلادٍ أجْنَبِيَّه пътешествия cesty rejser die Reise ταξίδια (πληθ.) viajes, de viaje reisid مسافرت؛ سیاحت matkat voyage(s) נְסִיעוֹת यात्रा putovanja utazás lawatan ferðalag, heimshornaflakk viaggi, viaggio 旅行 (장거리) 여행 kelionės ceļojums melancong reizen reiser, reisevirksomhet podróże viagens călătorii поездки cesty popotovanja putovanja resor การท่องเที่ยว seyahat, yolculuk 旅行 подорож, мандрівка دورہ، سفر đi du lịch nước ngoài 旅行
travel agency, travel bureau
a place where one can arrange journeys, book tickets etc We went to the travel agency to book our holidays. reisagentskap وَكالَة سَفَر пътническа агенция cestovní kancelář rejsebureau das Reisebüro ταξιδιωτικό γραφείο agencia de viajes reisibüroo آژانس مسافرتی matkatoimisto agence de voyages סוֹכנוּת נְסִיעוֹת यात्रा एजेंसी putnička agencija utazási iroda biro perjalanan ferðaskrifstofa agenzia di viaggi 旅行社 여행사 kelionių agentūra, kelionių biuras ceļojumu birojs; tūrisma aģentūra agensi pelancongan reisbureau reisebyrå biuro podróży agência de viagens agenţie de turism туристическое агентство cestovná kancelária turistična agencija putnička agencija resebyrå สำนักงานท่องเที่ยว seyahat acentesi 旅行社 туристичне агентство; бюро подорожей ٹريول ايجنسي đại lý du lịch 旅行社
travel agent
a person in charge of, or working in, a travel agency. reisagent وَكيل سَفَر туроператор zaměstnanec cestovní kanceláře rejseagent der/die Angestellte eines Reisebüros ταξιδιωτικός πράκτορας agente de viajes reisibüroo ametnik مدیر آژانس مسافرتی matkatoimistovirkailija agent/-ente de voyages סוֹכֵן נְסִיעוֹת घूमघूमकर टिकट बेचने वाला एजेंट namještenik putničke agencije utazási iroda (vezetője) agen perjalanan sölumaður/-stjóri á ferðaskrifstofu agenti di viaggi 旅行案内業者 여행 안내업자 kelionių agentas tūrisma aģents ejen pelancongan reisagent leder/funksjonær på reisebyrå przedstawiciel biura podróży agente de viagens agent de turism сотрудник турагентства zamestnanec cestovnej kancelárie potovalni agent putnički agent researrangör ตัวแทนสำนักท่องเที่ยว seyahat acentesi, turizmci 旅行代理人 агент бюро подорожей ٹريول ايجنسي کا آدمي nhân viên du lịch 旅行代理人
n traveller's cheque
(Americantraveler's check) a cheque that a person can use in a foreign country instead of money, or to change into local money. reisigerstjek شِك سِياحي пътнически чек cestovní šek rejsecheck der Traveller-cheque ταξιδιωτική επιταγή cheque de viaje reisitšekk چک مسافرتی chèque de voyage הַמחָאַת נוֹסעִים यात्री चेक putni ček utazási csekk cek untuk turis (assegno turistico) 여행자 수표 kelionės čekis ceļojuma čeks cek kembara reischeque reisesjekk czek podróżniczy туристский чек cestovný šek potovalni ček putnički ček resecheck เช็คที่สามารถใช้แทนเงินสดได้ในต่างประเทศหรือนำมาแลกเป็นสกุลเงินท้องถิ่น seyahat çeki 旅行支票 дорожній чек مسافر کا چيک جسے وہ غير ممالک ميں بطور نوٹ استعمال کرسکے séc du lịch 旅行支票
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