English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English travelen (“to make a laborious journey, travel”) from Middle Scots travailen (“to toil, work, travel”), alteration of Middle English travaillen (“to toil, work”), borrowed from Old French travailler (“to trouble, suffer, be worn out”). See travail.
Displaced native Middle English faren (“to travel, fare”) (from Old English faran (“to travel, journey”)), Middle English lithen (“to go, travel”) (from Old English līþan (“to go, travel”)), Middle English feren (“to go, travel”) (from Old English fēran (“to go, travel”)), Middle English ȝewalken, iwalken (“to walk about, travel”) (from Old English ġewealcan (“to go, traverse”)), Middle English swinken (“to work, travel”) (from Old English swincan (“to labour, work at”)). More at fare.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
travel (third-person singular simple present travels, present participle travelling or (US) traveling, simple past and past participle travelled or (US) traveled)
- (intransitive) To be on a journey, often for pleasure or business and with luggage; to go from one place to another.
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John seems to spend as much time travelling as he does in the office.
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- (intransitive) To pass from one place to another; to move or transmit
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Soundwaves can travel through water.
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The supposedly secret news of Mary’s engagement travelled quickly through her group of friends.
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# (intransitive, basketball) To move illegally by walking or running without dribbling the ball.
- (transitive) To travel throughout (a place).
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I’ve travelled the world.
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- (transitive) To force to journey.
- 1598, Edmund Spenser, A Vewe of the Present State of Irelande
- They shall not be travailed forth of their own franchises.
- 1598, Edmund Spenser, A Vewe of the Present State of Irelande
- (obsolete) To labour; to travail.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Hooker to this entry?)
Conjugation[edit]
conjugation of travel
infinitive | travel | ||||||||||
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present participle | travelling | ||||||||||
past participle | travelled | ||||||||||
simple | progressive | perfect | perfect progressive | ||||||||
present | I travel | we travel | I am travelling | we are travelling | I have travelled | we have travelled | I have been travelling | we have been travelling | |||
you travel | you travel | you are travelling | you are travelling | you have travelled | you have travelled | you have been travelling | you have been travelling | ||||
he travels | they travel | he is travelling | they are travelling | he has travelled | they have travelled | he has been travelling | they have been travelling | ||||
past | I travelled | we travelled | I was travelling | we were travelling | I had travelled | we had travelled | I had been travelling | we had been travelling | |||
you travelled | you travelled | you were travelling | you were travelling | you had travelled | you had travelled | you had been travelling | you had been travelling | ||||
he travelled | they travelled | he was travelling | they were travelling | he had travelled | they had travelled | he had been travelling | they had been travelling | ||||
future | I will travel | we will travel | I will be travelling | we will be travelling | I will have travelled | we will have travelled | I will have been travelling | we will have been travelling | |||
you will travel | you will travel | you will be travelling | you will be travelling | you will have travelled | you will have travelled | you will have been travelling | you will have been travelling | ||||
he will travel | they will travel | he will be travelling | they will be travelling | he will have travelled | they will have travelled | he will have been travelling | they will have been travelling | ||||
conditional | I would travel | we would travel | I would be travelling | we would be travelling | I would have travelled | we would have travelled | I would have been travelling | we would have been travelling | |||
you would travel | you would travel | you would be travelling | you would be travelling | you would have travelled | you would have travelled | you would have been travelling | you would have been travelling | ||||
he would travel | they would travel | he would be travelling | they would be travelling | he would have travelled | they would have travelled | he would have been travelling | they would have been travelling | ||||
imperative | travel |
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
be on a journey
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pass from here to there; transmit
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Noun[edit]

travel (countable and uncountable, plural travels)
- The act of traveling; passage from place to place.
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space travel
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travel to Spain
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- (in the plural) A series of journeys.
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I’m off on my travels around France again.
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- (in the plural) An account of one’s travels.
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He released his travels in 1900, 2 years after returning from Africa.
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- The activity or traffic along a route or through a given point.
- The working motion of a piece of machinery; the length of a mechanical stroke.
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There was a lot of travel in the handle, because the tool was out of adjustment.
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My drill press has a travel of only 1.5 inches.
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- (obsolete) Labour; parturition; travail.
Usage notes[edit]
- Used attributively to describe things that have been created or modified for use during a journey.
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
act of traveling
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plural: series of journeys
plural: account of one’s travels
motion of a piece of machinery
length of a mechanical stroke
Further reading[edit]
References[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Possibly from French travail; compare with Danish travl.
Adjective[edit]
travel (neuter singular travelt, definite singular and plural travle, comparative travlere, indefinite superlative travlest, definite superlative travleste)
- busy
References[edit]
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Possibly from French travail; compare with Danish travl.
Adjective[edit]
travel (neuter singular travelt, definite singular and plural travle, comparative travlare, indefinite superlative travlast, definite superlative travlaste)
- busy
References[edit]
Westrobothnian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From traväl.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
travel
- A jumble of tracks, footprints.