Word of the day
traverse
1. travel across or through
“he traversed the forest”
2. extend across or through
“a moving catwalk that traversed a vast cavernous space”
3. cross a hill or mountain by means of a series of sideways movements from one practicable line of ascent or descent to another
“I often use this route, eventually traversing around the cliff”
4. ski diagonally across (a slope), with only a slight descent
“ski patrol workers traverse the slope”
5. consider or discuss the whole extent of (a subject)
“he would traverse a number of subjects and disciplines”
verb
/trəˈvərs/
Test your comprehension with these four exercises!
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Choose the word that best fits in the phrase
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"This land will be much _____ to traverse once the new railroad is completed."
Select three words related to traverse
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- navigate
- adverse
- revert
- cross
- reverse
- travel
Choose the phrase that uses traverse correctly
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Find a word related to traverse
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