First Known Use: 13th century
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1journey
noun jour·ney \ˈjər-nē\
: an act of traveling from one place to another
plural journeys
Full Definition of JOURNEY
1
: an act or instance of traveling from one place to another : trip
2
chiefly dialect : a day's travel
3
: something suggesting travel or passage from one place to another <the journey from youth to maturity> <a journey through time>
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Origin of JOURNEY
Middle English, from Anglo-French jurnee day, day's journey, from jur day, from Late Latin diurnum, from Latin, neuter of diurnus
Related to JOURNEY
- Synonyms
- expedition, passage, peregrination, travel(s), trek, trip
2journey
verb
: to go on a journey
jour·neyedjour·ney·ing
Full Definition of JOURNEY
intransitive verb
: to go on a journey : travel
transitive verb
: to travel over or through
— jour·ney·er noun
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First Known Use of JOURNEY
14th century
Related to JOURNEY
- Synonyms
- travel, peregrinate, pilgrimage, tour, trek, trip, voyage
JOURNEY Defined for Kids
1journey
noun jour·ney \ˈjər-nē\
plural jour·neys
Definition of JOURNEY for Kids
: an act of traveling from one place to another
Synonym Discussion of JOURNEY
journey, trip, and tour mean travel from one place to another. journey usually means traveling a long distance and often in dangerous or difficult circumstances. <They made the long journey across the desert.> trip can be used when the traveling is brief, swift, or ordinary. <We took our weekly trip to the store.> tour is used for a journey with several stops that ends at the place where it began. <Sightseers took a tour of the city.>
2journey
verb
jour·neyedjour·ney·ing
Definition of JOURNEY for Kids
: to travel to a distant place
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