journey
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journey¹
- /ˈd͡ʒɝni/ US
- /ˈd͡ʒɜːni/ UK
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)ni
Where it comes from
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.
noun journeys
- A set amount of travelling, seen as a single unit; a discrete trip, a voyage. The journey to London takes two hours by train.
- Any process or progression likened to a journey, especially one that involves difficulties or personal development. the journey to political freedom
- The progress of a customer through a system, often a computer system. We need to map out the user journey and make it more efficient.
- A day.
- A day's travelling; the distance travelled in a day.
- A day's work. But whan ye haue done that Iourney ye shal promyse me as ye are a true knyght for to go with me and to helpe me / and other damoysels that are distressid dayly with a fals knyghte / All your entente damoysel and desyre I wylle fulfylle / soo ye wyl brynge me vnto this knyghte
- The weight of finished coins delivered at one time to the Master of the Mint.
- A group of giraffes. Luckily, we saw journeys of giraffes countless times during our six days on safari in South Africa.
- Life on Earth.
verb journeys · journeying · journeyed
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To travel, to make a trip or voyage.
The arrangement for certain long-distance trains to call at suburban stations (saving passengers the trouble of journeying to the termini), which proved popular last year, is being extended.
Similar: wayfare
journey²
- /ˈd͡ʒɝni/ US
- /ˈd͡ʒɜːni/ UK
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)ni
Where it comes from
Reborrowing from French journée (day's activities), originally an unadapted borrowing from French journée, from Old French jornee, from Vulgar Latin *diurnāta.
Journey³
Where it comes from
From journey at the end of the 20th century.
proper noun
- A female given name from English. Mama named me Journey. Journey, as if somehow she wished her restlessness on me.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: travel, travelled, travelling, traveller, odyssey, excursion, touring, trip, transport, tour, transit, itinerary, trajectory, runout, trail, move
Translations
Every language
noun trip, a voyage
| Español | viaje, jornada, viajata, trayecto, singladura, asengladura |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 여행 yeohaeng |
| 日本語 | 旅行 ryokō, 旅 tabi, ツアー tsuā |
| 中文 | 旅游 lǚyóu, 旅行 lǚxíng, 旅途 lǚtú, 旅程 lǚchéng |
| हिन्दी | यात्रा yātrā, सफ़र safar |
| Kiswahili | safari |
| Português | jornada, viagem, percurso |
| Français | voyage |
| Deutsch | Reise, Tour, Fahrt, Anreise |
| Italiano | viaggio, itinerario, avventura |
| Ελληνικά | ταξίδι taxídi |
| Română | voiaj, călătorie |
| Русский | путеше́ствие putešéstvije, пое́здка pojézdka, турне́ turnɛ́, воя́ж vojáž |
| Tiếng Việt | cuộc hành trình |
| العربية | رِحْلَة riḥla, سَفَر safar, سَيَاحَة sayāḥa, مُسَافَرَة musāfara |
| עברית | מַסָּע masá |
noun process or progression likened to a journey
| Español | singladura, jornada, recorrido, periplo |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Weg |
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title = {journey},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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