journey
/ˈdʒɜːni/noun
उच्चारण जर्नी
यात्रा, सफ़र
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[C] ~ (from A) (to B)
an act of travelling from one place to another, especially when they are far apart
यात्रा, सफ़र
- The journey from Delhi to Chennai takes 28 hours by train.
- Have a safe journey!
- The journey from Patna to Kolkata took eight hours.
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- We broke our journey at Agra for a night.
- Radhika enjoyed the long train journey through the hills.
Synonyms trip voyage expedition
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a long and difficult process of personal change and development
(जीवन, विकास की) यात्रा
- her journey from a village school to the civil services
- His journey from poverty to success inspired many young people.
- Her journey from a small village to the university inspired many girls.
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- Writing the novel was a long journey for him.
- Every student's journey towards success has its difficulties.
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[I] formal or literary
to travel somewhere
यात्रा करना
- They journeyed across the desert on camels.
- Pilgrims journeyed on foot for many days to reach the distant shrine.
- The traders journeyed along the old silk route.
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- Radhika journeyed to Varanasi by boat.
- They journeyed for weeks before reaching the mountains.
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a journey to + place / from A to B
Use to before the destination and from before the starting point. A journey is a countable noun, so it needs an article or a plural s.
गंतव्य से पहले 'to' और प्रस्थान स्थान से पहले 'from' आता है। 'Journey' गणनीय noun है, इसलिए article या plural s चाहिए।
- The journey from Delhi to Amritsar takes six hours by train.
- Their journeys were always long in the summer holidays.
go on / make / undertake a journey
Journey takes go on, make or undertake as its verb. Do not use 'do a journey'.
'Journey' के साथ go on, make या undertake आता है। 'Do a journey' नहीं कहा जाता।
- Radhika went on a long journey to Kanyakumari.
- Pilgrims make the journey every year.
journey (verb, formal) + adverbial
The verb journey is formal and literary. It is mostly used in writing, for a long trip with no object.
Verb 'journey' औपचारिक और साहित्यिक है। यह मुख्यतः लेखन में बिना object के लंबी यात्रा के लिए आता है।
- The explorers journeyed across the desert for weeks.
the journey of life / a journey of discovery
Figuratively, journey describes a process of change over time, followed by of.
आलंकारिक रूप में 'journey' समय के साथ होने वाले परिवर्तन की प्रक्रिया बताता है, जिसके बाद 'of' आता है।
- Learning a language is a journey of discovery.
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adjective + journey
longsafetiringreturnmaidenbumpy
- We had a tiring journey on the overnight bus.
verb + journey
beginbreakcompleteplancontinueenjoy
- They broke the journey at Jaipur for a night.
journey + noun
timeplanticketendlog
- The journey time to Pune is about three hours.
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- Have a safe journey, and call me when you reach.
आपकी यात्रा सुरक्षित रहे, और पहुँचकर मुझे फ़ोन करना।
- The journey to school used to take Radhika an hour on foot.
राधिका को विद्यालय तक की यात्रा पैदल एक घंटे में पूरी करनी पड़ती थी।
- The film follows the hero's journey from poverty to fame.
फ़िल्म नायक की गरीबी से प्रसिद्धि तक की यात्रा को दिखाती है।
- The journey by the Himalayan Queen train was slow but beautiful.
हिमालयन क्वीन रेलगाड़ी से यात्रा धीमी पर सुंदर थी।
- Our journey was delayed by the fog.
हमारी यात्रा कोहरे के कारण देर से हुई।
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✗ I enjoyed my journey of Mumbai.
✓ I enjoyed my journey to Mumbai.
A journey takes to for its destination, not of.
'Journey' के साथ गंतव्य के लिए 'to' आता है, 'of' नहीं।
✗ We did a long journey to Goa.
✓ We made a long journey to Goa.
Use make or go on with journey, not do.
'Journey' के साथ make या go on आता है, do नहीं।
✗ It was a three hours journey to the village.
✓ It was a three-hour journey to the village.
When a number and a unit of time describe a noun, they are hyphenated and the unit stays singular.
जब संख्या और समय की इकाई noun का वर्णन करें, तब hyphen लगता है और इकाई singular रहती है।
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Journey, trip and voyage all name travel, but differ in distance and means.
Journey, trip और voyage तीनों यात्रा के नाम हैं, पर दूरी और साधन में अंतर है।
Travel from one place to another, usually a long one, stressing the going.
एक स्थान से दूसरे स्थान की प्रायः लंबी यात्रा, जिसमें जाने पर बल होता है।
- The journey took two days.
A long journey by sea or in space.
समुद्र या अंतरिक्ष में लंबी यात्रा।
- The voyage to the island lasted a week.
A short journey and return, often for a purpose.
छोटी यात्रा और वापसी, प्रायः किसी उद्देश्य से।
- We took a trip to the zoo.
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jour·ney
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journey, travel, trip, voyage
Journey is one act of travelling from one place to another, usually long: 'a long train journey'. Travel is the general activity (uncountable): 'Travel broadens the mind.' A trip is a short journey there and back: 'a day trip'. A voyage is a long journey by sea or in space. A tour visits several places.
Journey एक जगह से दूसरी जगह की एक यात्रा है, प्रायः लंबी, जैसे 'a long train journey'। Travel सामान्य गतिविधि है (uncountable), जैसे 'Travel broadens the mind'। Trip छोटी आने-जाने की यात्रा है, जैसे 'a day trip'। Voyage समुद्र या अंतरिक्ष की लंबी यात्रा है। Tour में कई जगहें घूमी जाती हैं।
The journey/travel/trip/voyage set is a regular sentence-improvement item.
Sentence improvement में journey, travel, trip और voyage का अंतर अक्सर पूछा जाता है।