Sekirov Dictionary

journey

UK /ˈd͡ʒɜːni/US /ˈd͡ʒɝni/

noun 10
verb 1
forms 5

noun10

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a trip to a place, especially one that is far away
- The journey to London takes two hours by train.
- “Don't set out on a journey using someone else's donkey.” ~ African proverb
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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.
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(figurative) Any process or progression likened to a journey, especially one that involves difficulties or personal development.
- Creating a complete map of the human connectome would therefore be a monumental milestone but not the end of the journey to understanding how our brains work. — 2012
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A group of giraffes.
- Rolande Bragg (7 December 2023), “The Riding Romance”, in capocagin (Usenet): “Don't be surprised to see elephants or a journey of giraffes pass you from this high point. We rode here for a treehouse brunch and encountered a few elephants along the way.”
- Josette King (15 April 2012), “Postcard from Eden”, in JosetteKing.com, archived from the original on 17 Apr 2024: “But Apollo awaits, eager to shown me crowned cranes dancing their mating dance in the morning sun, prides of lions lounging in the reeds, journeys of giraffes strutting across the plain and birds galore.”
Life on Earth.
The total time spent melting and working one piece.
The weight of finished coins delivered at one time to the Master of the Mint.
(no longer used) A day's travelling; the distance travelled in a day.
(no longer used) A day's work.
(no longer used) A day.

verb1

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To travel, to make a trip or voyage.
- The arrangement for certain long-distance trains to call at suburban stations (saving passengers the trouble of journeying to the termini), which proved popular last year, is being extended. — 1951

forms

journeyed · journeying · journeyeth · journeys · journeyest

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