noun
Meaning 1
A long journey, especially by ship.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- He went on a voyage to France.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
voyage
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈvɔɪ.ɪd͡ʒ/
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British, Southern, Standard: /ˈvojɪd͡ʒ/
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nonstandard, obsolete: /ˈvaɪd͡ʒ/
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CMU ARPABET: V OY1 AH0 JH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: V OY1 IH0 JH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A written account of a journey or travel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
The act or practice of travelling.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
To go on a long journey.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
a journey to some distant place
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: journey, journeying
Narrower terms: crossing, spaceflight, space travel, spacefaring
noun
Meaning 6
an act of traveling by water
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ocean trip
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: water travel, seafaring
Narrower terms: cruise, sail, maiden voyage
verb
Meaning 7
travel on water propelled by wind or by other means
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sail, navigate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: travel, journey
Narrower terms: astrogate, cruise
History
Etymology
From Middle English viage, borrowed from Anglo-Norman viage and Old French voiage, from Latin viaticum. The modern spelling is under the influence of Modern French voyage. Doublet of viaticum.
Across languages
Translations
73 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Afrikaans: reis — long journey; especially by ship
- Albanian: lundrim — long journey; especially by ship
- Albanian: fluturim — long journey; especially by ship
- Arabic: رِحْلَة (riḥla) — long journey; especially by ship
- Arabic: رحلة (reḥla) — long journey; especially by ship
- Armenian: ճամփորդություն (čampʻordutʻyun) — long journey; especially by ship
- Armenian: ուղեւորություն (uġeworutʻyun) — long journey; especially by ship
- Azerbaijani: səyahət — long journey; especially by ship
- Azerbaijani: səfər — long journey; especially by ship
- Bulgarian: пътеше́ствие (pǎtešéstvie) — long journey; especially by ship
- Catalan: viatge — long journey; especially by ship
- Chinese Mandarin: 旅行 (lǚxíng) — long journey; especially by ship
- Chinese Mandarin: 海程 (hǎichéng) — long journey; especially by ship
- Chinese Mandarin: 航海 (hánghǎi) — long journey; especially by ship
- Czech: plavba — long journey; especially by ship
- Dutch: reis — long journey; especially by ship
- Esperanto: vojaĝo — long journey; especially by ship
- Finnish: matka — long journey; especially by ship
- French: voyage — long journey; especially by ship
- Georgian: მგზავრობა (mgzavroba) — long journey; especially by ship
- German: Reise — long journey; especially by ship
- Greek: ταξίδι (taxídi) — long journey; especially by ship
- Ancient Greek: πλόος (plóos) — long journey; especially by ship
- Ancient Greek: πλοῦς (ploûs) — long journey; especially by ship
- Hebrew: הַפְלָגָה (haflaga) — long journey; especially by ship
- Hindi: यात्रा (yātrā) — long journey; especially by ship
- Hungarian: tengeri utazás — long journey; especially by ship
- Hungarian: hajóút — long journey; especially by ship
- Ido: voyajo — long journey; especially by ship
- Italian: viaggio — long journey; especially by ship
- Japanese: 航海 (kōkai) — long journey; especially by ship
- Japanese: 旅 (tabi) — long journey; especially by ship
- Japanese: 旅行 (ryokō) — long journey; especially by ship
- Korean: 여행 (yeohaeng) — long journey; especially by ship
- Korean: 항해 (hanghae) — long journey; especially by ship
- Latvian: ceļojums — long journey; especially by ship
- Latvian: brauciens — long journey; especially by ship
- Latvian: reiss — long journey; especially by ship
- Macedonian: пату́вање (patúvanje) — long journey; especially by ship
- Macedonian: патеше́ствие (patešéstvie) — long journey; especially by ship
- Malay: perjalanan — long journey; especially by ship
- Māori: wharaunga — long journey; especially by ship
- Māori: rerenga — long journey; especially by ship
- Mongolian: аялал (ajalal) — long journey; especially by ship
- Mongolian: аян (ajan) — long journey; especially by ship
- Mongolian: нислэг (nisleg) — long journey; especially by ship
- Navajo: ił ooʼoł — long journey; especially by ship
- Norwegian: reise — long journey; especially by ship
- Norwegian: sjøreise — long journey; especially by ship
- Occitan: viatge — long journey; especially by ship
- Persian: سفر (safar) — long journey; especially by ship
- Plautdietsch: Reis — long journey; especially by ship
- Polish: rejs — long journey; especially by ship
- Portuguese: viagem — long journey; especially by ship
- Romanian: călătorie — long journey; especially by ship
- Russian: путеше́ствие (putešéstvije) — long journey; especially by ship
- Russian: пла́вание (plávanije) — long journey; especially by ship
- Russian: воя́ж (vojáž) — long journey; especially by ship
- Russian: рейс (rejs) — long journey; especially by ship
- Scottish Gaelic: turas-mara — long journey; especially by ship
- Scottish Gaelic: bhòidse — long journey; especially by ship
- Serbo-Croatian: путовање — long journey; especially by ship
- Serbo-Croatian: путешествије — long journey; especially by ship
- Serbo-Croatian: putovanje — long journey; especially by ship
- Serbo-Croatian: putešestvije — long journey; especially by ship
- Spanish: viaje — long journey; especially by ship
- Spanish: travesía — long journey; especially by ship
- Spanish: viajata — long journey; especially by ship
- Swedish: resa — long journey; especially by ship
- Turkish: seyahat — long journey; especially by ship
- Ottoman Turkish: سفر (sefer) — long journey; especially by ship
- Welsh: mordaith — long journey; especially by ship
- Bulgarian: пътешествам (pǎtešestvam) — to go on a long journey
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