traverse
verb /trəˈvɜːs/
/trəˈvɜːrs/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they traverse | /trəˈvɜːs/ /trəˈvɜːrs/ |
| he / she / it traverses | /trəˈvɜːsɪz/ /trəˈvɜːrsɪz/ |
| past simple traversed | /trəˈvɜːst/ /trəˈvɜːrst/ |
| past participle traversed | /trəˈvɜːst/ /trəˈvɜːrst/ |
| -ing form traversing | /trəˈvɜːsɪŋ/ /trəˈvɜːrsɪŋ/ |
- traverse something to cross an area of land or water
- skiers traversing the slopes
- The region is traversed by several roads.
Extra Examples- The region is more difficult to traverse than the Alps or the Himalayas.
- The trail traverses steep, rocky slopes.
- The guests are obliged to traverse a vast hall.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryTraverse is used with these nouns as the object:- distance
- terrain
Word OriginMiddle English (originally as a legal term): from Old French traverser, from late Latin traversare; the noun is from Old French travers (masculine), traverse (feminine), partly based on traverser.