Meaning & use

travel

verb·Everyday

To go from one place to another, especially over a long distance.

See it in a sentence

They plan to travel across South America for three months next year.

Light travels much faster than sound, which is why thunder follows lightning.

A note on using this word

As a noun, "travel" refers to the general activity, while "a trip" or "a journey" names one specific instance of it.

Words with a similar meaning

journeyvoyagetrek

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Words with an opposite meaning

Another way to use it

2. noun

The activity of going from place to place, especially on a journey.

Travel broadens the mind by exposing people to new cultures.

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