travel

trav|el1 [ `trævl ] (present participle trav|el|ing or trav|el|ling; past tense and past participle trav|eled or trav|elled) verb ***

▸ 1 go on (long) trip

▸ 2 go somewhere

▸ 3 spread and affect people

▸ 4 move at a speed

▸ 5 about light/sound/eyes

▸ 6 in basketball

▸ + PHRASES

1. ) intransitive or transitive to go on a trip or visit a number of places, especially places that are far away from where you live or work:

I wish I didn't have to travel so much.

Matt spends much of his time traveling abroad.

travel to: Joe recently had to travel to Australia on business.

travel in/around: We were traveling in Spain when Claire broke her leg.

travel light (=not take many things with you when you travel): My advice is to travel light.

travel the world/country/state etc.: Ben's dream is to travel the world.

2. ) intransitive to go from one place to another, especially in a vehicle:

Did you have to travel far to get here?

travel by car/bus/train etc.: I usually travel by bus.

travel on foot/horseback: The refugees had traveled on foot across the mountains for days.

a ) intransitive to go to another time or place in your imagination:

Let's travel back in time to the 19th century.

b ) intransitive or transitive to go a particular distance:

Most people are prepared to travel reasonable distances to work.

We traveled 300 miles on Saturday.

3. ) intransitive to spread from one place to another in a way that affects or influences a lot of people:

The news traveled quickly.

Rumors travel fast.

4. ) intransitive to move at a particular speed:

travel at 50 miles/100 kilometers etc. per hour: The car was traveling at about 50 miles per hour.

a ) INFORMAL to move very fast:

This car can really travel!

5. ) intransitive if light or sound travels from one place to another, it moves there:

Sound travels more slowly than light.

a ) if your eyes travel from one place to another, you look at one thing and then another:

His gaze traveled around the room.

6. ) intransitive in basketball, to take more steps than the rules allow while you are holding the ball

travel well

to be able to be moved long distances without being spoiled or damaged:

Some wines don't travel well.

travel

trav|el 2 [ `trævl ] noun uncount ***

the activity of traveling:

Foreign travel never really appealed to him until he retired.

Our agency deals mostly with business travel.

a. only before noun involving travel:

travel arrangements/insurance/expenses

someone's travels

a series of trips that someone makes to different places:

Her travels have taken her to many parts of the world.

on your travels: We met a lot of interesting people on our travels.