Definition of Journey

1. Noun. The act of traveling from one place to another.


2. Verb. Undertake a journey or trip. "They journey "
Exact synonyms: Travel
Generic synonyms: Jaunt, Travel, Trip
Specialized synonyms: Tour, Globe-trot, Sledge, Navigate, Sail, Voyage, Trek, Trek
Related verbs: Travel
Derivative terms: Journeyer, Journeying, Travel, Traveler, Traveling, Traveller, Travelling

3. Verb. Travel upon or across. ; "Travel the oceans"
Exact synonyms: Travel
Generic synonyms: Go, Locomote, Move, Travel
Related verbs: Travel
Specialized synonyms: Sail, Ship, Ride, Fly, Cruise
Derivative terms: Journeyer, Travel, Traveller

Definition of Journey

1. n. The travel or work of a day.

2. v. i. To travel from place to place; to go from home to a distance.

3. v. t. To traverse; to travel over or through.

Definition of Journey

1. Noun. A set amount of travelling, seen as a single unit; a discrete trip, a voyage. ¹

2. Noun. (obsolete) A day. ¹

3. Noun. (obsolete) A day's travelling; the distance travelled in a day. ¹

4. Noun. (obsolete) A day's work. ¹

5. Verb. To travel, to make a trip or voyage. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Journey

1. to travel [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: travel

Lexicographical Neighbors of Journey

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Literary usage of Journey

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Travels of Marco Polo by Marco Polo, Giovanni Battista Baldelli Boni, Hugh Murray, Société de géographie (France) (1852)
"... —journey through Tartary—Arrival at the imperial Court—Great Splendour— Numerous Ambassadors—Treatment of the Mission—Letter from the Emperor to the ..."

2. The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss, Jenny H. Stickney (1898)
"We knelt, offered our morning prayer, and proceed to breakfast, which was no sooner finished than I c», menced preparations for our journey. ..."

3. South: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917 by Ernest Henry Shackleton (1920)
"A boat journey in search of relief was necessary and must not be delayed. That conclusion was forced upon me. ..."

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