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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

trave, crossbeam, crosspiece

noun, as in a horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door from a window over it

transom

noun, as in taking a zigzag path on skis

traversal

noun, as in travel across

traversal

verb, as in travel across or pass over

track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across

verb, as in to cover or extend over an area or time period

verb, as in deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit

What does traverse mean?7

verb

1

travel across or pass over“The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day”

2

to cover or extend over an area or time period“Rivers traverse the valley floor”

3

deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit

noun

1

a horizontal beam that extends across something

2

a horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door from a window over it

3

taking a zigzag path on skis

4

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