/ˈtrævl/
Translation
To go from one place to another, often far away.
Word origin
From Old French travailler meaning to work hard or toil, because long journeys used to be slow and tiring.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- travailler
Grammar
Examples
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"Travel" means to go from one place to another.
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"Travels" is the form used with he, she, or it.
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"Travelled" is the past form of "travel".
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Grammar articles
(6)Conditional sentences in English: the four types explained
Discourse markers in English: well, anyway, actually, mind you and by the way
For, since, already, yet and still in English: which word, and where it goes in the sentence
Gerund and infinitive: which verb form comes next?
Past continuous tense: was and were plus -ing, and when to use it instead of the past simple
Present continuous tense: form, spelling and uses
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