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travel verb (travelled, travelling; traveled, traveling) 1 tr & intr to go from place to place; to journey, especially abroad or far from home; to journey through, across or over (a region, country, etc) • travelled the world • travelled through France. 2 to journey across (a stated distance). 3 intrans to be capable of withstanding a journey, especially a long one • not a wine that travels well. 4 intrans to journey from place to place as a sales representative. 5 intrans to move • Light travels in a straight line. 6 intrans to move or pass deliberately, systematically, steadily, etc • Her eyes travelled over the horizon. 7 intrans said especially of machinery: to move along a fixed course. 8 intrans, colloq to move quickly • You must have been really travelling to have got here so quickly. noun 1 an act or process of travelling. 2 (usually travels) a journey or tour, especially abroad. 3 the range, distance, speed, etc of the motion of a machine or a machine part. travelling adj • travelling circus.
ETYMOLOGY: 14c: from travail.