What does travel mean?
Definitions for travel
ˈtræv əltrav·el
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word travel.
Princeton's WordNet
travel, traveling, travelling(noun)
the act of going from one place to another
"he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel"
change of location, travel(noun)
a movement through space that changes the location of something
locomotion, travel(verb)
self-propelled movement
travel, go, move, locomote(verb)
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
"How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
travel, journey(verb)
undertake a journey or trip
travel, trip, jaunt(verb)
make a trip for pleasure
travel, journey(verb)
travel upon or across
"travel the oceans"
travel(verb)
undergo transportation as in a vehicle
"We travelled North on Rte. 508"
travel, move around(verb)
travel from place to place, as for the purpose of finding work, preaching, or acting as a judge
Wiktionary
travel(Noun)
The act of travel(l)ing
travel(Noun)
a series of journeys
travel(Noun)
an account of one's travels
I'm off on my travels around France again.
travel(Noun)
The activity or traffic along a route or through a given point
travel(Noun)
The working motion of a piece of machinery; the length of a mechanical stroke
travel(Noun)
Labour; parturition; travail.
travel(Verb)
To be on a journey, often for pleasure or business and with luggage; to go from one place to another.
I like to travel.
travel(Verb)
To pass from here to there; to move or transmit; to go from one place to another.
Soundwaves can travel through water.
travel(Verb)
To move illegally by walking or running without dribbling the ball.
travel(Verb)
To travel throughout (a place).
I've travelled the world.
Origin: travelen from Middle Scots travailen "to toil, work, travel", alteration of travaillen, from travailler "to trouble, suffer, be worn out". See travail. Displaced native faren (from faran), lithen (from liþan), feren (from feran), iwalken (from gewealcan), swinken (from swincan). More at fare.
Webster Dictionary
Travel(verb)
to labor; to travail
Travel(verb)
to go or march on foot; to walk; as, to travel over the city, or through the streets
Travel(verb)
to pass by riding, or in any manner, to a distant place, or to many places; to journey; as, a man travels for his health; he is traveling in California
Travel(verb)
to pass; to go; to move
Travel(verb)
to journey over; to traverse; as, to travel the continent
Travel(verb)
to force to journey
Travel(noun)
the act of traveling, or journeying from place to place; a journey
Travel(noun)
an account, by a traveler, of occurrences and observations during a journey; as, a book of travels; -- often used as the title of a book; as, Travels in Italy
Travel(noun)
the length of stroke of a reciprocating piece; as, the travel of a slide valve
Travel(noun)
labor; parturition; travail
Freebase
Travel
Travel is the movement of people between relatively distant geographical locations, and can involve travel by foot, bicycle, automobile, train, boat, airplane, or other means, with or without luggage, and can be one way or round trip. Travel can also include relatively short stays between successive movements.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Travel
trav′el, v.i. to walk: to journey: to pass: to move.—v.t. to pass: to journey over:—pr.p. trav′elling; pa.t. and pa.p. trav′elled.—n. act of passing from place to place: journey: labour: (pl.) an account of a journey.—p.adj. Trav′elled, having made journeys: knowing.—ns. Trav′eller, one who travels: a wayfarer: one who travels for a mercantile house: a ring that slides along a rope or spar; Trav′eller's-joy, the virgin's-bower, Clematis Vitalba; Trav′eller's-tale, a story that cannot be accepted, a tall story, an astounding lie, a whopper; Trav′eller's-tree, a remarkable Madagascar tree, its stem resembling a plantain, but sending out leaves only on two opposite sides, like a great expanded fan.—adj. Trav′elling.—ns. Trav′elling-bag, a bag for carrying necessaries on a journey, toilet articles, &c.; Trav′elling-carr′iage, a heavy carriage, fitted up for travelling in before railways; Trav′elling-cou′vert, a set of table utensils, arranged to pack up easily for travelling; Trav′elling-crane, a crane fixed on a carriage which may be moved on rails; Trav′elling-dress, a plain and easy dress to wear when travelling.—p.adjs. Trav′el-soiled, -stained, showing the marks of travel; Trav′el-taint′ed (Shak.), fatigued with travel, harassed. [A form of travail.]
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Travel
Aspects of health and disease related to travel. It includes the physiologic and psychologic beneficial or adverse effects of travel in general or with regard to specific diseases.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'travel' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2815
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'travel' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2664
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'travel' in Nouns Frequency: #1116
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'travel' in Verbs Frequency: #253
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of travel in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of travel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of travel in a Sentence
It's easy foreign travel.
Travel is now a part of work.
Every long travel changes man!
Travel is lethal to prejudice.
I didn't have the travel expenses.
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Translations for travel
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- مسافرة, سافر, ينتقل, سفرArabic
- падарожнічаць, паездка, вандраваць, ездзіць, падарожжаBelarusian
- пътувам, яздя, пътуванеBulgarian
- འགྲུལ་རྒྱགTibetan Standard
- beajiñBreton
- viatjar, transitar, fer passesCatalan, Valencian
- cestování, cestovat, jezdit, procestovatCzech
- rejseDanish
- bereisen, reisen, [[sich]] [[übertragen]], [[sich]] [[fortpflanzen]], ReiseGerman
- ταξίδι, ταξιδεύωGreek
- vojaĝado, vojaĝiEsperanto
- viaje, viajarSpanish
- bidaiatuBasque
- سفر, سفر کردن, مسافرت کردن, مسافرت رفتنPersian
- matkustelu, matka, matkustaa, kulkea, liikkua, vaeltaa, matkata, matkailuFinnish
- transmettre, voyage, voyager, propagerFrench
- siubhal, taistealScottish Gaelic
- viaxarGalician
- לנסועHebrew
- यात्रा करना, यात्राHindi
- vwayajeHaitian Creole
- utazik, út, utazás, utazásiHungarian
- ճանապարհորդել, ճանապարհորդությունArmenian
- viagiarInterlingua
- perjalananIndonesian
- ferðastIcelandic
- viaggiare, viaggioItalian
- 旅行Japanese
- მოგზაურობაGeorgian
- 여행, 旅行Korean
- iter facio, ambulo, iter, TravelLatin
- ການເດີນທາງ, ເດີນທາງLao
- keliavimas, apkeliauti, keliautiLithuanian
- патува, патувањеMacedonian
- യാത്രMalayalam
- reis, reizen, verplaatsen, bereizenDutch
- reise, slaglengdeNorwegian
- podróżować, przemierzać, podróż, podróże, jeździć, przemieszczać sięPolish
- viajar, viagemPortuguese
- călătorie, voiaj, călătoriRomanian
- перемещаться, поездка, объездить, путешествие, передвигаться, проходить, путешествовать, вести, ездить, ходRussian
- путова́ње, путовати, пренети, putovati, putovánje, proputòvati, prenetiSerbo-Croatian
- cestovať, jazdiť, cestovanieSlovak
- potovanje, potovatiSlovene
- fara, resande, rörelse, slag, resor, färdas, bana, gång, resa runt, resa, beresa, slaglängd, reseskildringarSwedish
- safiriSwahili
- பயணTamil
- ప్రయాణము, యాత్ర, పర్యటనTelugu
- เดินทาง, ท่องเที่ยว, การท่องเที่ยวThai
- yolculuk, yapmak, seyahat, etmekTurkish
- поїздка, мандрувати, їздити, подорож, подорожуватиUkrainian
- ٹریولUrdu
- du lịchVietnamese
- täv, tävönVolapük
- אַרומפאָרןYiddish
- 旅行Chinese
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