travel

Definitioner

1. Verb

   To go on a trip from one place to another.

   Exempel

   • John spends as much time traveling as he does in the office.
   • We plan to travel to Spain this summer.
2. Verb

   To move or spread from one place to another.

   Exempel

   • Sound waves can travel through water.
   • The news traveled quickly through her group of friends.
   ≈range
3. Verb

   In basketball, to take too many steps without bouncing the ball.

   Exempel

   • The referee called a travel on the point guard.
   • He was whistled for a travel after taking three steps.
4. Verb

   To go all around a place.

   Exempel

   • She traveled the country giving talks.
   • He traveled Europe for six months after college.
5. Verb

   To send someone on a trip.

   Exempel

   • The company traveled its staff to the yearly conference.
   • They were traveled to the site by bus.
6. Verb

   In old-fashioned use, to work very hard.

   Exempel

   • Need makes men work hard and travel hard.
   • We travel hard, and study tires our bodies.
7. Substantiv

   The act of going from place to place.

   Exempel

   • I like travel, but it's always tiring.
   • Space travel is no longer a dream.
   ≈journey≈passage≈tour≈trip≈voyage
8. Substantiv

   A series of trips.

   Exempel

   • I'm off on my travels around France again.
   • On my travels, I met many kind people.
9. Substantiv

   A written story of someone's trips.

   Exempel

   • He published his travels in 1900, two years after returning from Africa.
   • She read the old travels of a famous explorer.
10. Substantiv

    The movement of people or vehicles along a route.

    Exempel

    • Travel on the highway was heavy this morning.
    • Foot travel through the square increased after the repairs.