Traverse: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Traverse verb. To travel across or through an area.
How to say it
truh-VURS/trəˈvɜːs/
2 syllables, stressed on the second (VURS). Forms: traverses, traversed.
Traverse in a sentence
It took them six weeks to traverse the desert by camel.
A narrow path traverses the cliff, with the sea far below.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- cross
- pass over
- negotiate
- span
Where traverse comes from
From Old French traverser, from Latin transversus, lying across.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
A narrow path _____ the cliff, with the sea far below.
- embark
- perambulate
- traverse
Show the answer
traverse: A narrow path traverses the cliff, with the sea far below.