travel

/ˈtɹævəl/
verb 5noun 5

Collocations

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1

(noun.)

ADJ

air, bus, car, coach, rail, sea, train | foreign, international, overseas, world | long-distance | business | leisure | cheap, concessionary, free | first-class | high-speed | return

frequent

My father's business requires frequent travel to different countries every month.

space, time

TRAVEL + NOUN

agency, business, company, firm, industry | arrangements, plans | allowance, costs, expenses | insurance | document, documentation | itinerary

time

My commute takes an hour, but the new train has cut my travel time in half.

sickness | book, brochure, guide, writer

PREP

~ from, ~ to

We decided to travel to Japan for our summer vacation last year.

2

(verb.)

ADV

fast

Rumors about the celebrity scandal traveled fast through the school.

slowly

regularly

My sister regularly travels to Japan for work and has made many friends there.

widely

My grandfather has traveled widely across Europe and Asia during his retirement years.

freely

Before the pandemic, many people could travel freely across European countries without showing their passports.

independently

My daughter decided to travel independently through Europe after finishing university.

together

separately

My parents traveled separately last year because they had different vacation schedules.

economy class, first class, etc.

Last summer we decided to travel economy class to save money for our vacation.

far, further (afield)

She decided to travel further afield to discover villages beyond the usual tourist areas.

abroad

She saved money for five years before she could finally travel abroad.

home

back, back and forth, down, downstream

She travels back to her hometown every summer to visit her family.

north, northwards, etc.

VERB + TRAVEL

be able/unable to | be free to | want to, wish to

be forced to, have to

During the pandemic, many people had to travel across the city to find an open supermarket.

refuse to

PREP

across, along, around/round, between, by, from, into, through, to

She traveled across the desert on camelback during her gap year in Morocco.

PHRASES

freedom to travel, go travelling

My grandparents finally had the freedom to travel after they retired.

travel light

When backpacking across Europe, he decided to travel light with just a small rucksack.

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