travel
verb/ˈtrævl/
/ˈtrævl/
Verb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they travel | /ˈtrævl/ /ˈtrævl/ |
| he / she / it travels | /ˈtrævlz/ /ˈtrævlz/ |
| past simple travelled | /ˈtrævld/ /ˈtrævld/ |
| past participle travelled | /ˈtrævld/ /ˈtrævld/ |
| (US English) past simple traveled | /ˈtrævld/ /ˈtrævld/ |
| (US English) past participle traveled | /ˈtrævld/ /ˈtrævld/ |
| -ing form travelling | /ˈtrævlɪŋ/ /ˈtrævlɪŋ/ |
| (US English) -ing form traveling | /ˈtrævlɪŋ/ /ˈtrævlɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to go from one place to another, especially over a long distance
- I go to bed early if I'm travelling the next day.
- + adv./prep. to travel around the world
- I love travelling by train.
- We always travel first class.
- I travel abroad a lot.
- They travelled on the bus to and from work together.
- We travelled to California for the wedding.
- They enjoy travelling to other European countries.
- My client travels extensively on business.
- When I finished college I went travelling for six months (= spent time visiting different places).
- travel something As a journalist, she has travelled the world.
- He travelled the length of the Nile in a canoe.
- I travel 40 miles to work every day.
- They travelled huge distances in search of food.
- Many residents must travel long distances to a grocery store.
Extra Examples- He travels back and forth across the Atlantic.
- He travels with a huge entourage.
- I prefer travelling independently to going on a package holiday.
- She travels widely in her job.
- The dissidents were unable to hold meetings or travel freely.
- The job gives her the opportunity to travel abroad.
- We decided to travel by car.
- We had to travel separately as we couldn't get seats on the same flight.
- We plan to travel through Thailand and into Cambodia.
- business people who travel regularly to the US
- information for the backpacker who wants to travel farther afield
- Children under five travel free.
- I spent a year travelling around Africa.
- More people travel by air than ever before.
- We travelled the length and breadth of the country.
- We've travelled a long way in the past few days.
- Hundreds of hospital patients may have to travel long distances for treatment.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- fast
- quickly
- slowly
- …
- across
- along
- around
- …
- freedom to travel
- go travelling/traveling
- travel all over the world
- …
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- [intransitive] + adv./prep. to go or move at a particular speed, in a particular direction, or a particular distance
- to travel at 50 miles an hour
- Messages travel along the spine from the nerve endings to the brain.
- News travels fast these days.
- He never travelled far from the home he shared with his mother.
- The wide streets allow cars to travel at high speeds.
Extra Examples- In the film, he travels back in time to the '50s.
- Is it possible for anything to travel faster than the speed of light?
- They seem to be travelling north.
- The truck was travelling at 90 mph when it veered off the road.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- fast
- quickly
- slowly
- …
- across
- along
- around
- …
- freedom to travel
- go travelling/traveling
- travel all over the world
- …
- [intransitive] (of food, wine, an object, etc.) to be still in good condition after a long journey
- Some wines do not travel well.
- [intransitive] travel (well) (of a book, an idea, etc.) to be equally successful in another place and not just where it began
- These recipes travel well and don't require unusual ingredients or equipment.
- Some writing travels badly (= is not successful) in translation.
- [intransitive] to go fast
- Their car can really travel!
- [intransitive] (in basketball) to take more than three steps while you are holding the ball, without bouncing it on the ground, which is against the rules of the gameTopics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2More Like This Consonant-doubling verbsConsonant-doubling verbs
Word OriginMiddle English: a variant of travail, and originally in the same sense.
Idioms
See travel in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee travel in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishtravel light
- to take very little with you when you go on a trip
- She travels light, choosing to use as little equipment as possible.
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