Definition of journey Journey

/ʤɚˈni/ - [jernee] - jour•ney

We found 15 definitions of journey from 8 different sources.

What does journey mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: journeys
journey - the act of traveling from one place to another
		journeying
		traveling, travelling, travel the act of going from one place to another; "he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel"
		stage, leg a section or portion of a journey or course; "then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise"
		commute a regular journey of some distance to and from your place of work; "there is standing room only on the high-speed commute"
		ride, drive a mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement
		long haul a journey over a long distance; "it's a long haul from New York to Los Angeles"
		mush a journey by dogsled
		odyssey a long wandering and eventful journey
		trip an unintentional but embarrassing blunder; "he recited the whole poem without a single trip"; "he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later"; "confusion caused his unfortunate misstep"
		transit, passage the act of passing from one state or place to the next
		expedition a journey organized for a particular purpose
		excursion, digression a journey taken for pleasure; "many summer excursions to the shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after cautious sashays into the field"
		schlep, shlep a tedious or difficult journey
		trek any long and difficult trip
		tour, circuit a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area; "they took an extended tour of Europe"; "we took a quick circuit of the park"; "a ten-day coach circuit of the island"
		pilgrim's journey, pilgrimage a journey to a sacred place
		jaunt, pleasure trip, excursion, outing, junket, sashay, expedition a journey taken for pleasure; "many summer excursions to the shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after cautious sashays into the field"
		voyage a journey to some distant place

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Wiktionary

journey (Noun)
A set amount of travelling, seen as a single unit; a discrete trip, a voyage.
journey (Noun)
A day.
journey (Noun)
A day's travelling; the distance travelled in a day.
journey (Noun)
A day's work.
journey (Verb)
To travel, to make a trip or voyage.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

journey (n.)
The travel or work of a day.
journey (n.)
Travel or passage from one place to another; hence, figuratively, a passage through life.
journey (v. i.)
To travel from place to place; to go from home to a distance.
journey (v. t.)
To traverse; to travel over or through.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

journey
The act of traveling from one place to another.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

journey
jur′ni, n. any travel: tour: excursion: the weight of finished coins delivered at one time to the Master of the Mint—also Jour′ney-weight.—v.i. Jour′ney, to travel:—pr.p. jour′neying; pa.p. jour′neyed (-nid).—adj. Jour′ney-bat′ed (Shak.), wayworn.—ns. Jour′neyman, one who works by the day: any hired workman: one whose apprenticeship is completed; Jour′ney-work, work done by a journeyman or for hire. [Fr. journée—jour, a day—L. diurnus.]