journey

A2 Topic:Travel

US /ˈd͡ʒɝni/ UK /ˈd͡ʒɜːni/ See IPA manual

Freq #1820

Meanings

1

noun
An act of travelling from one place to another, especially over a long distance.

The journey to London takes two hours by train.
2

noun
A process of change or personal development over time.

Learning a language is a long journey.
3

verb
To travel, especially over a long distance.

They journeyed across the desert for weeks.

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Synonyms

3 verb · to travel, especially over... travel

More fare sith trip

Word family

Forms journeyedjourneyersjourneyingjourneys

Derived forms journeyerjourneylikejourneymanjourneypersonjourneywomanjourneyworkmicrojourneyoutjourney

Related forms move vehicle

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Proverbs (9)

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Etymology

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.

*dyew- Proto-Indo-European journe Middle English jornee Old French *diurnāta la-vul diurnum la-lat diurnus Latin

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Topics

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# journey

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈd͡ʒɝni/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈd͡ʒɜːni/
**Frequency rank:** 1820

## Meanings
1. An act of travelling from one place to another, especially over a long distance.
2. A process of change or personal development over time.
3. To travel, especially over a long distance.

## Examples
- The journey to London takes two hours by train.
- Learning a language is a long journey.
- They journeyed across the desert for weeks.

## Synonyms
- fare
- sith
- trip

## Derived Forms
- journeyer
- journeylike
- journeyman
- journeyperson
- journeywoman
- journeywork
- microjourney
- outjourney

## Related Forms
- move
- vehicle

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *dyew-
- Root: journe
- Root: jornee
- Root: *diurnāta
- Root: diurnum
- Root: diurnus

## Etymology
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.

## AI Etymology
Journey comes 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. The historical line also includes *dyew-.

## Topics
- Travel

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