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    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

    trav‧el1 S2 W2 /ˈtrævəl/ verb (past tense and past participle travelled, present
    participle travelling British English, traveled, traveling American English)
    Menu Word origin Verb form
    1 JOURNEY
    a) [intransitive] to go from one place to another, or to several places, especially
    ones that are far away:
    Someday I’d like to travel abroad.
    travel to/across/through/around etc
    We’re planning to travel across America this summer.
    travel widely/extensively
    He has travelled extensively in China.
    travel by train/car/air etc
    We travelled by train across Eastern Europe.
    He’d travelled far, but he’d travelled light (=without taking many possessions).
    b) travel the world/country to go to most parts of the world or of a particular
    country
    2 DISTANCE [intransitive and transitive] to go a particular distance or at a particular
    speed
    travel at
    The train was travelling at 100 mph.
    They travelled 200 miles on the first day.
    3 well-travelled
    a) (also widely-travelled) having travelled to many different countries:
    a well-travelled businesswoman
    b) having been travelled on by many people:
    a well-travelled road
    4 NEWS [intransitive] to be passed quickly from one person or place to another:
    News travels fast.
    5 travel well to remain in good condition or be equally successful when taken to
    another country:
    Exporters have to find wines that travel well.
    Many British television programmes don’t travel well.
    6 EYES [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] written if your eyes travel over
    something, you look at different parts of it:
    His gaze travelled over her face.
    7 LIGHT/SOUND [intransitive] to move at a particular speed or in a particular
    direction:
    Light travels faster than sound.
    8 SPORT [intransitive] to take more than three steps while you are holding the ball in
    BASKETBALL

    COLLOCATIONS
    ADVERBS
    travel abroad Only the affluent could afford to take vacations or to travel
    abroad.
    travel widely/extensively He travelled extensively in Europe studying

    © PEARSON EDUCATION LIMITED 2009


    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

    geology.
    travel light (=not take many things with you) The idea was to travel light, so
    Travis allowed her to pack only one change of clothing.
    PHRASES
    travel by train/car/air etc Emily hated travelling by train.
    travel the world/country They travelled the world together.

    THESAURUS
    TO TRAVEL
    travel to go from one place to another, especially places that are far apart: We
    travelled to Russia by train. | I love to travel.
    go to go somewhere – often used instead of travel: We’re going to Greece for
    our holidays this year. | He’s gone to London on business. | It’s quicker to go by
    plane.
    commute to travel to work or school: She commutes to work by bicycle.
    cross to travel across a very large area, for example a desert or ocean: The
    slaves crossed the Atlantic in the holds of the ships.
    tour to travel in order to visit many different places, especially as part of a
    holiday: They’re touring Europe by coach.
    go trekking to do a long and difficult walk in a place far from towns and cities:
    They went trekking in the mountains. | She’s been trekking in Nepal a couple of
    times.
    go backpacking to travel to a lot of different places, carrying your clothes with
    you in your RUCKSACK: He went backpacking in Australia.
    roam especially written to travel or move around an area with no clear purpose
    or direction, usually for a long time: When he was young, he roamed from one
    country to another. | The tribes used to roam around freely, without any fixed
    territory.
    journey literary to travel, especially a long distance: He journeyed on horseback
    through Palestine.
    PEOPLE WHO TRAVEL
    traveller British English, traveler American English someone who is travelling a
    long distance: Weary travellers waited at the airport. | My aunt was a great
    traveller. (=she travelled a lot).
    tourist someone who is travelling somewhere for a holiday: During the summer,
    over a million tourists visit the island each year.
    passenger someone who is travelling in a vehicle, plane, ship etc but not
    driving it or working on it: The driver and two passengers were killed in the
    crash.
    commuter someone who travels to work every day: commuters on the train to
    London
    backpacker someone who travels to a lot of different places, carrying their
    clothes etc in a RUCKSACK: The hostels are great for backpackers.
    explorer someone who travels to places that people have not visited before:
    Potatoes were brought to England by explorers such as Sir Francis Drake and Sir
    Walter Raleigh.

    © PEARSON EDUCATION LIMITED 2009

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