/ ˈdʒɜːni; NAmE ˈdʒɜːrni/ noun , verb
■ noun
an act of travelling from one place to another, especially when they are far apart :
They went on a long train journey across India.
( BrE )
Did you have a good journey?
on the outward / return journey
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We broke our journey (= stopped for a short time) in Madrid.
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Don't use the car for short journeys.
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It's a day's journey by car.
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I'm afraid you've had a wasted journey (= you cannot do what you have come to do) .
( BrE , informal )
Bye! Safe journey! (= used when sb is beginning a journey)
( figurative )
The book describes a spiritual journey from despair to happiness.
➡ note at trip
■ verb
[ v , usually + adv. / prep. ] ( formal or literary ) to travel, especially a long distance :
They journeyed for seven long months.
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old French jornee day, a day's travel, a day's work (the earliest senses in English), based on Latin diurnum daily portion, from diurnus daily, from dies day.