JOURNEY


Meaning of JOURNEY in English

I. ˈjər-nē noun

( plural journeys )

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French jurnee day, day's journey, from jur day, from Late Latin diurnum, from Latin, neuter of diurnus

Date: 13th century

1. : an act or instance of traveling from one place to another : trip

2. chiefly dialect : a day's travel

3. : something suggesting travel or passage from one place to another

the journey from youth to maturity

a journey through time

II. verb

( jour·neyed ; jour·ney·ing )

Date: 14th century

intransitive verb

: to go on a journey : travel

transitive verb

: to travel over or through

• jour·ney·er noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.