journey.
A set amount of travelling, seen as a single unit; a discrete trip, a voyage.
Meaning & usage
A set amount of travelling, seen as a single unit; a discrete trip, a voyage.
The journey to London takes two hours by train.
“Don't set out on a journey using someone else's donkey.” ~ African proverb
Any process or progression likened to a journey, especially one that involves difficulties or personal development.
the journey to political freedom
my journey of dealing with grief
The progress of a customer through a system, often a computer system.
We need to map out the user journey and make it more efficient.
a customer journey
A day.
A day's travelling; the distance travelled in a day.
A day's work.
The weight of finished coins delivered at one time to the Master of the Mint.
A group of giraffes.
Life on Earth.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English journe, from Old French jornee, from Vulgar Latin *diurnāta, from Late Latin diurnum, from Latin diurnus, from diēs (“day”). Displaced native Old English fær and Old English faru.
To travel, to make a trip or voyage.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English journe, from Old French jornee, from Vulgar Latin *diurnāta, from Late Latin diurnum, from Latin diurnus, from diēs (“day”). Displaced native Old English fær and Old English faru.
The total time spent melting and working one piece.
Where this word comes from
Reborrowing from French journée (day's activities), originally an unadapted borrowing from French journée, from Old French jornee, from Vulgar Latin *diurnāta.
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