traverse B2 Topic:Verbs of Movement US /tɹəˈvɝs/ UK /tɹəˈvɜːs/ See IPA manual Freq #30487 Meanings 1 verb To travel or move across an area, especially a large or difficult one. The explorers had to traverse the frozen desert on foot. 2 verb To go through or visit every part of something. The program traverses all the nodes in the network. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to travel or move across an... crossspansweep Word family Forms traversedtraversestraversing Related forms traversaltraversivetravis Etymology AI details From Middle English traversen, from Old French traverser, from Latin trans (“across”) + versus (“turned”), perfect passive participle of Latin vertere (“to turn”). traversen Middle English traverser Old French trans Latin vertere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Verbs of Movement External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # traverse **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /tɹəˈvɝs/ **IPA (UK):** /tɹəˈvɜːs/ **Frequency rank:** 30487 ## Meanings 1. To travel or move across an area, especially a large or difficult one. 2. To go through or visit every part of something. ## Examples - The explorers had to traverse the frozen desert on foot. - The program traverses all the nodes in the network. ## Related Forms - traversal - traversive - travis ## Roots and Affixes - Root: traversen - Root: traverser - Root: trans - Root: vertere ## Etymology From Middle English traversen, from Old French traverser, from Latin trans (“across”) + versus (“turned”), perfect passive participle of Latin vertere (“to turn”). ## AI Etymology Traverse is from Middle English traversen, from Old French traverser, from Latin trans (“across”) + versus (“turned”), perfect passive participle of Latin vertere (“to turn”). The historical line also includes Middle English traversen, Old French traverser, Latin trans, Latin vertere. In present-day use, it can mean to travel or move across an area, especially a large or difficult one, or to go through or visit every part of something. ## Topics - Verbs of Movement markdown