trek
verb (used without object)
to travel or migrate slowly or with difficulty, often through rough or unsettled territory.
treks
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pluralof trek.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof trek (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
trekverb (used without object)to travel or migrate slowly or with difficulty, often through rough or unsettled territory.
Example Sentences
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The treks flourished throughout the Middle Ages, faded, then rebounded from a niche spiritual journey to a global escape hatch; in 2025, the pilgrim office handed out 530,000 certificates of completion, or compostelas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
This mission is a test flight designed to inform future treks, such as Artemis IV, a moon landing currently slated for 2028.
From Salon ● Apr. 7, 2026
They bought a house in El Valle de Anton, a beautiful town known for exotic wildlife, breathtaking treks, and fresh mountain air.
From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2026
During their treks both characters meet a man named Chetak, whose eerie folkloric tales underscore the power structures they’ll each have to surmount before reaching their goals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2025
By contrast, sedentary people, unconstrained by problems of carrying young children on treks, can bear and raise as many children as they can feed.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
