journey

[jur-nee]

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noun, plural jour·neys.

a traveling from one place to another, usually taking a rather long time; trip: a six-day journey across the desert.
a distance, course, or area traveled or suitable for traveling: a desert journey.
a period of travel: a week's journey.

passage or progress from one stage to another: the journey to success.

verb (used without object), jour·neyed, jour·ney·ing.

to make a journey; travel.

Origin of journey

1175–1225; Middle English journee day < Old French < Vulgar Latin *diurnāta a day's time, day's work, etc., equivalent to Latin diurn(us) daily + -āta, feminine of -ātus -ate¹; see -ade¹

Related formsjour·ney·er, nounout·jour·ney, verb (used with object), out·jour·neyed, out·jour·ney·ing.

Synonyms for journey

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1. excursion, jaunt, tour. See trip¹. 5. roam, rove; peregrinate.

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Related Words for journey

campaign, expedition, course, migration, trip, travel, visit, passage, jaunt, pilgrimage, quest, adventure, progress, odyssey, trek, hike, outing, drive, sojourn, tour

Examples from the Web for journey

Contemporary Examples of journey

The brokers then scout out potential “crew members” who can earn substantial discounts for working the journey.
Ghost Ships of the Mediterranean
Barbie Latza Nadeau
January 6, 2015
The next day, after driving to Putney on the outskirts of London, we start the end of our journey.
Biking With the Bard
Kara Cutruzzula
December 28, 2014
The NYPD Emerald Society pipes and drums struck up a slow march and the procession began the journey to the cemetery.
Choking Back Tears, Thousands of Cops Honor Fallen Officer Ramos
Michael Daly
December 28, 2014
We began a journey with Koenig in the first episode of Serial.
Adnan Killed Her! No, Jay Did It! Serial’s Uncertain, True-to-Reality End
Emily Shire
December 18, 2014
And so it is with the stories of the migrants and refugees who make the journey.
Inside the Smuggling Networks Flooding Europe with Refugees
Barbie Latza Nadeau
December 15, 2014

Historical Examples of journey

In accordance with the advice of Hippocrates, the journey to Olympia was undertaken.
Philothea
Lydia Maria Child
I doubt me whether the poor old hound will brook the journey.
The Armourer's Prentices
Charlotte M. Yonge
He is aged for such a journey, if you came from the Forest since morn.
The Armourer's Prentices
Charlotte M. Yonge
He had a large family at home waiting his return from a Western journey.
Brave and Bold
Horatio Alger
In the private car the little party was beginning its own journey Eastward.
The Spenders
Harry Leon Wilson

British Dictionary definitions for journey

journey

noun

a travelling from one place to another; trip or voyage
1. the distance travelled in a journey
2. the time taken to make a journey

verb

(intr) to make a journey

Derived Formsjourneyer, noun

Word Origin for journey

C13: from Old French journee a day, a day's travelling, from Latin diurnum day's portion; see diurnal

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Word Origin and History for journey

c.1200, "a defined course of traveling; one's path in life," from Old French journee "day's work or travel" (12c.), from Vulgar Latin diurnum "day," noun use of neuter of Latin diurnus "of one day" (see diurnal). Meaning "act of traveling by land or sea" is c.1300. In Middle English it also meant "a day" (c.1400); a day's work (mid-14c.); "distance traveled in one day" (mid-13c.), and as recently as Johnson (1755) the primary sense was still "the travel of a day."

mid-14c., "travel from one place to another," from Anglo-French journeyer, Old French journoier, from journee (see journey (n.)). Related: Journeyed; journeying.