Etimology
From Middle English travelen (“to make a laborious journey, travel”) from Middle Scots travailen (“to toil, work, travel”), alteration of Middle English travaillen (“to toil, work”), from Old French travailler (“to trouble, suffer, be worn out”). See the doublet travail. Largely displaced fare, from Old English faran (“to go [a long distance], to travel”). More at fare.
verb
travel (third-person singular simple present travels, present participle travelling or (US) traveling, simple past and past participle travelled or (US) traveled)
(intransitive) To be on a journey, often for pleasure or business and with luggage; to go from one place to another.
(intransitive) To pass from one place to another; to move or transmit.
(intransitive, basketball) To move illegally by walking or running without dribbling the ball.
(transitive) To travel throughout (a place).
(transitive) To force to journey.
(obsolete) To labour; to travail.
Examples
John seems to spend as much time travelling as he does in the office.
He that feareth oblatration must not travel.
Then, when Moses had fulfilled the term, and was travelling with his housefolk, he saw in the distance a fire and said unto his housefolk: Bide ye . Lo! I see in the distance a fire; peradventure I shall bring you tidings thence, or a brand from the fire that ye may warm yourselves.
Soundwaves can travel through water.
The supposedly secret news of Mary's engagement travelled quickly through her group of friends.
I’ve travelled the world.
They shall not be travailed forth of their own franchises.
Necessity will make men fare hard, and work hard, and travel hard, go bare, and suffer much; yea it will even cut off a leg or arm to save their lives;
We labour sore, and travel hard, and much Study is a Weariness to our Flesh; and of making many Books there is no End.
Man holds in constant service bound The blustering winds and seas; Nor suns disdain to travel hard Their master, man, to please;
Related words
synonyms
fare, journey, reyse
Etimology
From Middle English travail, travell, from Old French travail, travaille, travaillie, traval, travalle, traveaul, traveil, traveille, travel. Doublet of travail.
noun
travel (countable and uncountable, plural travels)
The act of traveling; passage from place to place.
(in the plural) A series of journeys.
(in the plural) An account of one's travels.
The activity or traffic along a route or through a given point.
The working motion of a piece of machinery; the length of a mechanical stroke.
(obsolete) Labour; parturition; travail.
Distance that a keyboard's key moves vertically when depressed.
Examples
space travel
travel to Spain
I’m off on my travels around France again.
But overall, I think the railway delivered very well on my travels. I'd give it 9/10 - there are just a few little rough edges that need smoothing off.
He released his travels in 1900, two years after returning from Africa.
CALUAT, s. This in some old travels is used for Ar. khilwat, 'privacy, a private interview' .
There was a lot of travel in the handle, because the tool was out of adjustment.
My drill press has a travel of only 1.5 inches.
Hard Labour is when more vehement Pains and dangerous Symptomes happen to Women in Travel, and continue a longer time.
The keys have great travel.
Related words
synonyms
(act of travelling): journey, passage, tour, trip, voyage
(activity or traffic along a route or through a given point): traffic
(working motion of a piece of machinery): stroke, movement, progression