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journey
[ jur-nee ]
noun
- a traveling from one place to another, usually taking a rather long time; trip:
a six-day journey across the desert.
- a distance, course, or area traveled or suitable for traveling:
a desert journey.
- a period of travel:
a week's journey.
- passage or progress from one stage to another:
the journey to success.
verb (used without object)
- to make a journey; travel.
Synonyms: peregrinate, rove, roam
journey
/ ˈdʒɜːnɪ /
noun
- a travelling from one place to another; trip or voyage
- the distance travelled in a journey
- the time taken to make a journey
verb
- intr to make a journey
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Derived Forms
- ˈjourneyer, noun
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Other Words From
- journey·er noun
- outjourney verb (used with object) outjourneyed outjourneying
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of journey1
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Example Sentences
If either is selected, it would not launch until 2026 at the earliest, and would take at least a few months to make the journey.
The job is a cherry on top, but the journey and the experience of being able to audition and leave your heart in the room and feel good about it, no matter what happens, that’s rare and that was amazing.
Cross-device measurement helps connect the dots of your customer’s journey and ensures you know how effective your campaigns are at driving user behavior.
You are somewhat of a new grandmother and you’ve been enjoying that journey.
Instead of having numerous articles addressing each of these particular questions, brands and publishers could consolidate this information as it is all pertinent to the same stage of the journey that the user is in.
The brokers then scout out potential “crew members” who can earn substantial discounts for working the journey.
The next day, after driving to Putney on the outskirts of London, we start the end of our journey.
The NYPD Emerald Society pipes and drums struck up a slow march and the procession began the journey to the cemetery.
We began a journey with Koenig in the first episode of Serial.
But the sunlight is threatening to fade and a three-and-a-half-hour river journey back to Kisangani looms.
With a hammer the boy knocked off some of the slats of the small box in which Squinty had made his journey.
Then summoning a smart young jemadar with whom he had talked a good deal during the journey, he asked him to read the chit.
But dismissing them from our thoughts for the time being, as we did then from our presence, let us continue our journey.
If the journey is now distasteful to her, she has but her own rashness to blame in having sought it herself.
It was past sundown when they left San Bernardino, but a full moon made the night as good as day for their journey.
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What Is The Plural Of Journey?
Plural word for journey
The plural form of journey is journeys (not journies). Words that end with a –y preceded by a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) are made plural by adding an -s at the end, as in chimney/chimneys and monkey/monkeys.
This can be confusing, because the plural form of words that end with a –y and are preceded by a consonant is made by changing the ending to -ies, as in party/parties, candy/candies, and duty/duties.
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What does journey mean?
A journey is a trip, especially one to a faraway place that takes place over a long period of time.
The word trip can refer to any instance of traveling from one place to another, no matter how long or short it is. The word journey, though, typically implies a long trip—one that’s at least several hours, and perhaps several months or even years. It also often implies adventure—a journey might even be a quest. A journey may or may not have a planned destination other than whatever lies ahead.
The word is also commonly used in a figurative way to liken any lengthy process or progress to such a trip, as in Life is a journey, with many interesting detours.
Journey can also be used as a verb meaning to make a long trip, as in We must journey to the land beyond the mountains.
Example: My favorite books are about people who make epic journeys around the world.
Where does journey come from?
The first records of the word journey come from around the 1200s. It comes from the Middle English word journee, meaning “day,” ultimately from unattested Vulgar Latin diurnāta, meaning “a day’s time” or “a day’s work.” In English, the meaning of the word journey originally meant something like “a day’s travel,” but eventually came to mean “a long trip.”
A journey can last a day but the word usually refers to longer trips. The word is sometimes preceded with the mode of transportation that’s used, as in The city is reachable only by a long train journey. Discussion of journeys often involves their destination or purpose. When people say, “It’s the journey, not the destination,” they mean that the significance and value of a journey is what happens along the way, from moment to moment, as opposed to the achievement of its ultimate goal.
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What are some other forms related to journey?
- journeyer (noun)
- outjourney (verb)
What are some synonyms for journey?
What are some words that share a root or word element with journey?
What are some words that often get used in discussing journey?
How is journey used in real life?
Journey is very commonly used in a figurative way.
I ask you to accompany me on my journey to Chile and Peru in your prayers.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 15, 2018
Life is indeed a journey. Successful is he who can navigate the ups and downs without losing his balance. Don’t dwell on your past, don’t wallow in self-pity, don’t repeat your mistakes, don’t focus on negativity, help others along the way, spread kindness wherever you go!
— Mufti Menk (@muftimenk) August 17, 2020
Some people around us will not understand our journey.
They don’t need to; it’s not for them
— Paulo Coelho (@paulocoelho) May 4, 2019
Try using journey!
Which of the following words is a synonym of journey?
A. voyage
B. trip
C. trek
D. all of the above
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