travel

noun uncountable

UK /ˈtræv(ə)l/

1
the activity of travelling
Foreign travel never really appealed to him until he retired.
Our agency deals mostly with business travel.
Synonyms and related words
Travel activities
backpacking
caravanning
independent travel
1. 1a
  only before nouninvolving travel
  travel arrangements/insurance/expenses
  Synonyms and related words
  Travel activities
  backpacking
  caravanning
  independent travel

phrases

someone’s travels

travel

noun uncountable

US /ˈtræv(ə)l/

1
the activity of traveling
Foreign travel never really appealed to him until he retired.
Our agency deals mostly with business travel.
Synonyms and related words
Travel activities
backpacking
independent travel
motoring
1. 1a
  only before nouninvolving travel
  travel arrangements/insurance/expenses
  Synonyms and related words
  Travel activities
  backpacking
  independent travel
  motoring

phrases

someone’s travels

travel

verb

UK /ˈtræv(ə)l/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	travel
he/she/it	travels
present participle	travelling
past tense	travelled
past participle	travelled

1
intransitive/transitive to go on a journey or visit different places, especially places that are far away from where you live or work
I wish I didn’t have to travel so much.
Matt spends much of his time travelling abroad.
He is very well-travelled (=he has travelled a lot).
travel to:
Joe recently travelled to Australia on business.
travel in/around:
We’ll be spending two weeks travelling around Spain.
travel the world/country etc:
Ben’s dream is to travel the world.
Synonyms and related words
Booking on and travelling by transport
aboard
afloat
aisle seat
2
intransitive to go from one place to another, especially in a vehicle
Did you have to travel far to get here?
travel by car/bus/train etc:
I usually travel by bus.
travel on foot/horseback:
The refugees had travelled on foot across the mountains.
Synonyms and related words
To go on a journey
explore
go
come
1. 2a
  intransitive to go to another time or place in your imagination
  Let’s travel back in time to the 19th century.
  Synonyms and related words
  To imagine, or to use your imagination
  imagine
  suppose
  think up
2. 2b
  intransitive/transitive to go a particular distance
  Most people are prepared to travel reasonable distances to work.
  We travelled 300 miles on Saturday.
  Synonyms and related words
  To go on a journey
  explore
  go
  come
3
intransitive to spread from one place to another in a way that affects or influences a lot of people
The news travelled quickly.
Rumours travel fast.
Synonyms and related words
To spread over an area
spread out
disperse
fan out
4
intransitive to move at a particular speed
travel at 50 miles/100 kilometres etc per hour:
The car was travelling at about 80 miles per hour.
Synonyms and related words
To move at a particular speed
travel
leave behind
keep pace (with)
1. 4a
  informalto move very fast
  This car can really travel!
  Synonyms and related words
  To move somewhere quickly
  fly
  hasten
  speed
5
intransitive if light or sound travels from one place to another, it moves there
Sound travels more slowly than light.
Synonyms and related words
What light can do
reflect
flood
fade
Synonyms and related words
What sound can do and changing sounds
amplify
reverberate
fade
1. 5a
  if your eyes travel from one place to another, you look at one thing and then another
  His gaze travelled around the room.
  Synonyms and related words
  General words meaning to look or not look
  look around
  look at
  look
6
intransitive in basketball, to take more steps than the rules allow while you are holding the ball
Synonyms and related words
Basketball
backboard
basket
basketball
7
have something, will travel
used for saying that you have the required competence or equipment for a particular job and are ready to do it anywhere
Have gun, will travel.
Submitted by:
Ismail from Russian Federation on 07/05/2017
Open Dictionary - May2017
8
travel light
to travel without a lot of luggage, with only few thingsSubmitted on:
03/12/2016
Open Dictionary - December2016

phrases

travel well

travel

verb

US /ˈtræv(ə)l/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	travel
he/she/it	travels
present participle	traveling or travelling
past tense	travelled or traveled
past participle	travelled or traveled

1
intransitive/transitive to go on a trip or visit a number of places, especially places that are far away from where you live or work
I wish I didn’t have to travel so much.
Matt spends much of his time traveling abroad.
travel to:
Joe recently traveled to Australia on business.
travel in/around:
We’ll be spending two weeks traveling around Spain.
travel the world/country/state etc.:
Ben’s dream is to travel the world.
Synonyms and related words
Booking on and traveling by transport
aboard
afloat
aisle seat
2
intransitive to go from one place to another, especially in a vehicle
Did you have to travel far to get here?
travel by car/bus/train etc.:
I usually travel by bus.
travel on foot/horseback:
The refugees traveled on foot across the mountains.
Synonyms and related words
To go on a journey
go
travel
come
1. 2a
  intransitive to go to another time or place in your imagination
  Let’s travel back in time to the 19th century.
  Synonyms and related words
  To imagine, or to use your imagination
  imagine
  suppose
  think up
2. 2b
  intransitive/transitive to go a particular distance
  Most people are prepared to travel reasonable distances to work.
  We traveled 300 miles on Saturday.
  Synonyms and related words
  To go on a journey
  go
  travel
  come
3
intransitive to spread from one place to another in a way that affects or influences a lot of people
The news traveled quickly.
Rumors travel fast.
Synonyms and related words
To spread over an area
spread out
disperse
fan out
4
intransitive to move at a particular speed
travel at 50 miles/100 kilometers etc. per hour:
The car was traveling at about 80 miles per hour.
Synonyms and related words
To move at a particular speed
travel
leave behind
keep pace (with)
1. 4a
  informalto move very fast
  This car can really travel!
  Synonyms and related words
  To move somewhere quickly
  fly
  hasten
  speed
5
intransitive if light or sound travels from one place to another, it moves there
Sound travels more slowly than light.
Synonyms and related words
What light can do
reflect
flood
fade
Synonyms and related words
What sound can do and changing sounds
amplify
reverberate
fade
1. 5a
  if your eyes travel from one place to another, you look at one thing and then another
  His gaze traveled around the room.
  Synonyms and related words
  General words meaning to look or not look
  look around
  look
  check on
6
intransitive in basketball, to take more steps than the rules allow while you are holding the ball
Synonyms and related words
Basketball
backboard
basket
basketball
7
have something, will travel
used for saying that you have the required competence or equipment for a particular job and are ready to do it anywhere
Have gun, will travel.
Submitted by:
Ismail from Russian Federation on 07/05/2017
Open Dictionary - May2017
8
travel light
to travel without a lot of luggage, with only few thingsSubmitted on:
03/12/2016
Open Dictionary - December2016

phrases

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