Meaning
4 senses(intransitive)To make a slow or arduous journey.
make a long and difficult journey
(intransitive)To journey on foot, especially to hike through mountainous areas.
journey on foot, especially in the mountains
(South Africa)To travel by ox wagon.
(Nigeria)To travel by walking.
Examples
35 sentencesWhat's your favorite Star Trek episode?
Який твій улюблений епізод у Стар Трек?
Rodrigo began trekking across the moors.
Igor was trekking in the area.
The trails were difficult for a trek.
We trekked through the dense jungle for hours, but finally reached our destination.
Origin
From Afrikaans trek, from Dutch trekken, from Middle Dutch trekken (weak verb) and trēkenFrom Afrikaans trek, from Dutch trekken, from Middle Dutch trekken (weak verb) and trēken (“to trek, place, bring, move”, strong verb), from Old Dutch *trekkan, *trekan, from Proto-West Germanic *trekan, from Proto-Germanic *trekaną, *trakjaną (“to drag, haul, scrape, pull”), from Proto-Indo-European *dreg- (“to drag, scrape”).
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Forms
treks, trekking, trekked, trekkedSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle