journey

Universal Words 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. * Did you have a good journey? * We broke our journey (= stopped for a short time) in Madrid. * (especially BrE) Don't use the car for short journeys. * (especially BrE) It's a day's journey by car. * (especially BrE) I'm afraid you've had a wasted journey (= you cannot do what you have come to do). * (BrE, spoken) Bye! Safe journey! (= used when sb is beginning a journey) * (figurative) The book describes a spiritual journey from despair to happiness. verb [V] [usually +adv./prep.] (formal or literary) to travel, especially a long distance: They journeyed for seven long months. ______________________________ WHICHWORD? journey / travel / trip Nouns Journey = an act of travelling from one place to another. In BrE it can be long, or short but regular: to go on a 6 000-mile journey * How long is your journey to work? Trip = a journey to a place and back, especially for a short visit: to go on a trip to Disneyland * a business trip. In AmE trip is used instead of journey for a short distance: The trip takes about 45 minutes. Travel is an uncountable noun that means the general act of travelling: She loves travel. * The price includes air travel. Travels [pl] means several journeys to other places or countries, especially far away. Verbs To travel puts emphasis on the journey itself: to travel abroad * I usually travel by air. If you are thinking more about the place you are going to than the journey itself, use to go: I'm going to Italy on Friday. * Do you go to New York often? * _I_'_m_ _t_r_a_v_e_l_l_i_n_g_ _t_o_ _I_t_a_l_y_ _o_n_ _F_r_i_d_a_y_._ _*_ _D_o_ _y_o_u_ _t_r_a_v_e_l_ _t_o_ _N_e_w_ _Y_o_r_k_ _o_f_t_e_n_? see also EXCURSION, TOUR, VOYAGE ______________________________