traverse
/tɹəˈvɝs/noun, verb2 syllables
Traverse means: travel across or pass over.
Synonyms for traverse16
noun, as in a horizontal beam that extends across something
noun, as in a horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door from a window over it
noun, as in taking a zigzag path on skis
noun, as in travel across
verb, as in travel across or pass over
verb, as in deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit
What does traverse mean?7
verb
travel across or pass over“The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day”
to cover or extend over an area or time period“Rivers traverse the valley floor”
deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit
noun
a horizontal beam that extends across something
a horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door from a window over it
taking a zigzag path on skis
travel across
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Traverse in a sentence
- They had to traverse an uncharted mountain range.Amastan
- That's an area that's impossible to traverse on foot.Amastan
- She says trucks are unable to traverse the treacherously narrow roads.Cangarejo
- Traverse City is in the divot between the pinky finger and the ring finger.Babelball
- Unfamiliar terrain can be difficult to traverse.janms
- Bumpy sidewalks can be difficult to traverse for people in wheelchairs or parents with strollers.frpzzd
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of traverse
as a noun
- plural
- traverses
as a verb
- past tense
- traversed
- present participle
- traversing
- third-person singular
- traverses
- past participle
- traversed