trek1 nountrek2 verb
trektrek1 /trek/ ●○○ noun [countable] 
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- I took my backpack and joined some Egyptian friends for a trek in the Sahara.
- It was quite a trek to the grocery store.
- The trek to the campsite was along bush tracks and down cliffs.
- The exhibit will display pictures from his trek across Siberia.
- The team is preparing for a two week trek across the Atlas Mountains.
- You'll need a guide for your treks in the mountains.
- Cross country treks are tailored to suit individual ability.
- In a four-day trek that ended here Monday, Gingrich helped raise $ 1. 3 million for candidates and party committees.
- Next is a coast-to-coast trek with Grammy Award nominee Joan Osborne.
- That was the only light moment that came my way on that trek.
- The impassioned pedestrian has since bought a windbreaker, tennis shoes and an umbrella for his 25-minute trek.
- The star trek is over for today, but the burning questions are still unanswered.
- We go off to another site, reached by a quarter mile trek along the main railway line.
- We reached the camp after an arduous 12-day trek.
THESAURUS► journey
Collocations especially British English an occasion when you travel from one place to another – used especially about travelling a long distance, or travelling somewhere regularly: · The journey took us over three hours.· My journey to work normally takes around 30 minutes.· a four-hour train journey
► trip a journey to visit a place: · How about a trip to the seaside on Saturday?· a business trip
► tour a journey for pleasure, during which you visit several different towns, areas etc: · Last summer we went on a tour of Europe.
► excursion a short journey by a group of people to visit a place, especially while they are on holiday: · The cost of the holiday includes excursions to nearby places of interest.
► expedition a long and carefully organized journey, especially to a dangerous or unfamiliar place: · Scott’s expedition to the Antarctic· a military expedition
► commute the journey to and from work that someone does every day: · People are fed up with the daily commute on overcrowded trains.
► pilgrimage a journey to a holy place for religious reasons: · the annual pilgrimage to Mecca
► trek a long journey, for example over mountains or through forests, especially one that people do on foot for pleasure: · a two-week trek across the Atlas Mountains
► travel noun [uncountable] the general activity of moving from one place to another: · Her new job involves a lot of travel.
► somebody’s travels noun [plural] someone’s journeys to or in places that are far away: · I’m longing to hear all about your travels in China.
different types of trip► tour noun [countable] a trip for pleasure, during which you visit several different towns, areas etc: · She’s on a three week tour of Europe.
► excursion noun [countable] a short trip to visit a place on holiday, usually by a group of people: · You can go on an afternoon excursion to Catalina Island.
► expedition noun [countable] a long and carefully organized trip, especially to a dangerous or unfamiliar place: · Lewis and Clark’s expedition across North America· Scott led an expedition to the South Pole.
► commute noun [countable] a trip to or from work that someone does every day: · How long is your daily commute?
► crossing noun [countable] a trip by boat from one piece of land to another: · The Atlantic crossing was rough and stormy.
► cruise noun [countable] a trip by boat for pleasure: · We went on a cruise around the Caribbean.
► voyage noun [countable] a very long trip in which you travel by ship or in a spacecraft: · Columbus set out on his voyage across the ocean.
► trek noun [countable] a long and difficult trip on foot, in a place far from towns and cities: · They did a trek across the Atlas Mountains.
► pilgrimage noun [countable] a trip to a holy place for religious reasons: · She went on a pilgrimage to Lourdes.
► walk noun [countable] a journey that you make on foot, especially for exercise or enjoyment: · I took the dog out for a long walk in the fresh air.· We went for some lovely walks.· Do you fancy going out for a walk?
► hike noun [countable] a long walk in the mountains or countryside: · We went for a hike in the woods.· There are some good hikes nearby.
► stroll noun [singular] a slow, relaxed walk: · Let’s take a stroll in the park.· We went for a stroll along the river.
► wander British English a short relaxed walk, especially to look around a place: · We had a wander round the town and then went to the beach.
► trek noun [singular] used when talking about a long walk in the mountains, countryside etc which lasts for several days and which you do for pleasure. Also used about a long tiring walk somewhere, which you do not want to have to do: · They went on a three week trek in the Atlas Mountains.· We then had a long trek back to our hotel with all our luggage.
► slog [singular] a long, tiring, and unpleasant walk, which continues for several hours: · It was a dreary slog over bleak and windswept hills.
► march noun [countable] an occasion when a group of people walk somewhere together, in order to protest about something: · Demonstrators are planning a march through the capital.· a peace march
Longman Language Activatora journey► journey especially British the period you spend travelling from one place to another - use this especially about someone travelling for a long distance or when talking about someone regularly travelling somewhere, for example to school or work: · We had an awful journey - there was heavy snow and the car broke downbus/train/car etc journey: · It was a long train journey to St Petersburg.a two-hour/five-mile journey: · They arrived in Nice after an eight-hour journey by car.make a journey: · These birds make an incredible 10,000-kilometre journey to Africa every winter.
► trip a journey in which you go to a place, stay there for a short time, and then come back. In American English, trip can be used to mean any journey: · We had a fantastic trip - the flight was fine and the hotel was perfect.· The trip to the coast took longer than we expected.take a trip/go on a trip: · They decided to take a trip to Paris.on a trip (=taking a trip): · My husband's away on a business trip in China.business/school/skiing etc trip: · My dad and I used to go on a camping trip alone together every summer.a two-hour/five-mile etc trip American: · It's only a three-hour trip by plane to Seattle.boat/car/plane etc trip: · It's such a nice day - how about going on a boat trip?road trip American (=a long trip in a car): · My friend and I took several road trips to New York City.
► tour a journey for pleasure during which you visit several different towns, areas etc. A tour is also an organized journey made by an entertainer, sports team, or politician in order to perform, play, or speak in several places: · Did you see Bruce Springsteen on his last tour?tour of: · We took a bicycle tour of Tuscany.· The prime minister has left for a three-week tour of South America.on tour: · Norton is on tour promoting her new children's book.a leg of a tour (=part of a tour): · The last leg of the tour will take the team to Dallas.package tour (=planned holiday with all costs included): · They like to take package tours because they hate dealing with details.
► flight a journey in a plane: · All flights to Tokyo were delayed because of bad weather.a 30-minute/3-hour etc flight: · It's a 7-hour flight to New York.
► ride a short journey in a vehicle such as a car, or on a bicycle or a horse: · He pretended to be asleep for the entire two hour ride.bike/car/horse etc ride: · On the car ride back from the airport he told her all about his trip.go for a ride (=ride somewhere just for enjoyment): · She took me to see the horse and asked if I wanted to go for a ride.
► drive a journey in a car: · It's a beautiful day for a drive in the country.a 12-hour/15-minute etc drive: · It's about a 20-minute drive into the city from here.take a drive/go for a drive: · Let's take a drive out to the farm.
► crossing a short journey in a boat or ship from one side of a lake, river, or sea to the other: · The crossing from Dover to Calais is often very rough.
► voyage a long journey in a boat or ship: · In those days, the voyage to Australia was long and dangerous.
► expedition a long journey, especially one made by a group of people, to visit a dangerous place or a place that has never been visited before: · The purpose of the expedition was to explore the North American coastline.· an expedition to the North Pole
► trek a long and difficult journey, for example over mountains or through forests, especially when you are walking. Some people also go on treks for interest and enjoyment: · The team is preparing for a two week trek across the Atlas Mountains.
a trip that you make by walking► walk a journey that you make by walking, either for pleasure or exercise, or in order to go somewhere: · It was a pleasant walk, under cool, shady trees.· Emily enjoyed her walks in the park with her father.go for a walk (=walk for pleasure or exercise): · I love going for walks in the countryside.
► hike a long walk in the countryside: · They set off on a 10 mile hike across the island.· The hike back was through the first real jungle I had ever been in.go on a hike: · We went on lots of great hikes.
► trek a long and difficult walk in the country, mountains, desert etc: · You'll need a guide for your treks in the mountains.· I took my backpack and joined some Egyptian friends for a trek in the Sahara.· The trek to the campsite was along bush tracks and down cliffs.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► long
1a long and difficult journey, made especially on foot as an adventure SYN hike: · They began the long trek toward our home.· One, the Border-Border Trek, is claimed to be the world's longest ski trek.· It was a long trek to her job on Valencia Avenue, and there was rent to pay.· The long trek in hot weather sapped our energy and emptied our water bottles.· However, you will still need to get used to wearing them before embarking on a long trek.
VERB► begin· For instance, Barnet have to go to Scarborough, with fans due to begin the trek at 6am for an 11am kick-off.· They began the long trek toward our home.· It was five o'clock and they began the trek homeward.
► make· Together they made an arduous two-day trek across mountains with women and child refugees to the coastal town of Split.· Despite our spectacular surroundings it was those people who made our trek the memorable experience it was.
a lonely trek through the forest► see thesaurus at journey2informal a distance that seems long when you walk it: I’m afraid it’s a bit of a trek to the station.trek1 nountrek2 verb
trektrek2 verb (past tense and past participle trekked, present participle trekking) [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] Word OriginWORD ORIGINtrek2
Verb TableOrigin:
1800-1900 Afrikaans, Middle Dutch trecken ‘to pull, haul, move to new land’VERB TABLE
trek
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | trek |
| he, she, it | treks | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | trekked |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have trekked |
| he, she, it | has trekked | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had trekked |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will trek |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have trekked |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am trekking |
| he, she, it | is trekking | |
| you, we, they | are trekking | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was trekking |
| you, we, they | were trekking | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been trekking |
| he, she, it | has been trekking | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been trekking |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be trekking |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been trekking |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- Hunters can't trek deep into snowy woods.
- Maria's going trekking in the Himalayas this year.
- The scouts will have to trek 40km back to the base camp.
- We trekked up Mount Calahi for five days.
- A visitor treks to the pumps from the darkened viewing room of the aquarium by opening an unmarked door.
- Now the locals have to trek one and a half miles to the nearest one.
- She could trek through the grass playing Jungle Explorers, swinging on the creepers like a tiny Tarzan.
- They found their way inside the collar of my coat as I trekked along Dudhope Terrace against a strong headwind.
THESAURUSto walk for pleasure► take a walk
1 informal to make a long and difficult journey, especially on foot SYN hiketrek up/down etc (also go for a walk) to walk somewhere for pleasure: · We went for a walk in the park.
► stroll (also go for a stroll) to walk in a relaxed way, especially for pleasure: · People were strolling along beside the river.· On Sunday, they went for a stroll in the park.
► hike (also go hiking) to walk a long way in the mountains or countryside as an activity you enjoy: · We’re going hiking in Scotland this summer.· They hiked around the Lake District.· Pat likes doing active things like hiking and horse-riding.
► trek (also go trekking) to go for a walk lasting several days or weeks in a faraway place, carrying your clothes with you: · I’ve always wanted to go trekking in Nepal.· They trekked up to Everest Base Camp.
Longman Language Activatorto walk for pleasure or exercise► walk · Walking instead of driving is an excellent way of losing weight.walk in/across/along etc · Sheena's up at six every morning to walk along the beach.· I like to go walking in the woods, just to breathe the air.
► go for a walk/take a walk to walk somewhere for pleasure or for exercise. Go for a walk is more common in spoken English than take a walk: · It's a lovely evening. Let's go for a walk.go for a walk/take a walk along/through/across etc: · He said he was going for a walk around the block to clear his head.· We arrived in St Louis at noon, and took a walk down by the Mississippi River.
► go for a stroll to walk in a slow and relaxed way, especially for pleasure: go for a stroll along/through/across etc: · Dave strolled along the riverbank, enjoying the evening sun.· They decided to go for a stroll along the beach.
► hike to take a long walk in the countryside: · Patricia likes doing active things like canoeing, hiking, and horse-riding.· We're going to hike to the top of that hill over there.go hiking: · We're going hiking in Scotland this summer.
► trek especially British to walk a very long way, especially in the mountains, for enjoyment: · We trekked up Mount Calahi for five days.· The scouts will have to trek 40km back to the base camp.go trekking: · Maria's going trekking in the Himalayas this year.
► stretch your legs to walk around for a little exercise after a long time sitting down: · After so long on the train, we couldn't wait to get out and stretch our legs.· Do you feel like stopping here and stretching your legs?
► walk the dog to take your dog for a walk: · I get quite a lot of exercise myself by walking the dog.· Geoff wants a Walkman for when he walks the dogs.
The elevator was broken, so we had to trek up six flights of stairs.2to walk a long way, especially in the mountains, as an adventure SYN hiketrek in/across etc For five days he trekked across the mountains of central China.► see thesaurus at walk