journey

Meaning

Noun

1. A set amount of travelling, seen as a single unit; a discrete trip, a voyage.
2. (figuratively) Any process or progression likened to a journey, especially one that involves difficulties or personal development.
3. (obsolete) A day.
4. (obsolete) A day's travelling; the distance travelled in a day.
5. (obsolete) A day's work.
6. The weight of finished coins delivered at one time to the Master of the Mint.
7. (collective, colloquial) A group of giraffes.

Verb

To travel, to make a trip or voyage.

Synonyms

trip

voyage

travel

tour

excursion

go

distance

way

road

🛣️

roam

march

trek

pilgrimage

walk

🚶

travelling

expedition

route

drive

wander

ride

peregrination

journeying

proceed

migrate

wend

caravan

depart

cruise

long road

run

walking

🚶

take a trip

course

itinerary

peregrinate

transit

traveling

hop

fare

safari

stretch

jaunt

make a trip

travels

turn

voyages

voyagings

walkabout

wayfaring

go sightseeing

Translations

voyage

Reise

viaggio

viaje

viagem

reis

Fahrt

ταξίδι

trip

yolculuk

viatge

tocht

toer

seyahat

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈd͡ʒɝni/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: journe

Inherited from Old French: jornee

In summary

From Middle English journe, from Old French jornee, from Vulgar Latin *diurnāta, from Late Latin diurnum, from Latin diurnus, from diēs (“day”). Displaced native Old English fær and Old English faru.

Sentences

It is possible , but unlikely , that he made the journey twice .

" You are almost at the end of your journey ," said the alchemist .