travel

trav|el¹ W2S2 [ˈtrævəl] v past tense and past participle travelled present participle travelling BrE past tense and past participle traveled present participle traveling AmE

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1¦(journey)¦

2¦(distance)¦

3 well-travelled

4¦(news)¦

5 travel well

6¦(eyes)¦

7¦(light/sound)¦

8¦(sport)¦

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[Date: 1300-1400; : Old French; Origin: travaillier; TRAVAIL]

1.) ¦(JOURNEY)¦

a)

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)¦ [I and T]

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) [i]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)¦

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)¦ [I always + adverb/preposition]

[i]written if your eyes travel over something, you look at different parts of it

▪ His gaze travelled over her face.

7.) ¦(LIGHT/SOUND)¦

to move at a particular speed or in a particular direction

▪ Light travels faster than sound.

8.) ¦(SPORT)¦ [I]

to take more than three steps while you are holding the ball in ↑basketball

travel ²

travel² W2S2 [i]n [U]

1.) the activity of travelling

▪ The new job involves a fair amount of travel.

form/means/mode of travel

(=the type of vehicle you use)

▪ We went by bus - the cheapest means of travel.

rail/air/space travel

▪ Rail travel in Britain seems to be getting more and more unreliable.

2.) travels [plural]

journeys to places that are far away, usually for pleasure

on sb's travels

▪ We met some very interesting people on our travels in Thailand.

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WORD CHOICE: travel, travelling, journey, trip, voyage, crossing, flight

Travel (uncountable noun) and travelling are used to mean the general activity of moving from place to place : Air travel is becoming cheaper. | Her work involves a lot of travelling.

!! You do not say 'a travel'.

Use journey to talk about travelling a long distance or travelling regularly, when the emphasis is on the travelling itself : a long and difficult journey (NOT travel) through the mountains | I read during the train journey to work. |Did you have a good journey? (=Were you comfortable, was the train on time etc?)

A trip is when you go on a short journey, or a journey you do not usually make, and come back again. Use this when the emphasis is on where you are going or why you are going there : my first trip to the States | a business trip |Was it a good trip? (=Did you achieve what you wanted to or have a good time there?)

Voyage is used for a long sea journey : a voyage across the ocean

Crossing is used for a fairly short sea journey : The crossing takes 90 minutes.

Flight is used for a journey by air : Have a good flight!

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