Travel / A2

JURN-ee/ˈdʒɜːni/

A journey is travelling from one place to another, often long. A three-hour journey. Trip is often shorter or for pleasure: a day trip. Travel is usually a verb (or uncountable noun). Voyage is by sea, a rarer word.

Meaning

The act of travelling from one place to another.

Examples

• “The journey by train takes three hours.”
• “Have a safe journey.”
• “The journey was long but easy.”

Good to know

journey = the travel itself. trip = often short/pleasure. travel = verb.

Near in meaning

trip

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