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Traverse

noun/tɹɐvˈɜːs/
Definition
a horizontal beam that extends across something
a horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door from a window over it
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/tɹɐvˈɜːs/
🇬🇧British English
/tɹɐvˈɜːs/
🇮🇳Indian English
/tɹɐvˈɜːs/
2 syllables Say it as /tɹɐvˈɜːs/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna horizontal beam that extends across something
nouna horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door from a window over it
nountaking a zigzag path on skis
nountravel across
verbtravel across or pass over
“The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day”
verbto cover or extend over an area or time period; ,
“Rivers traverse the valley floor”
verbdeny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit
Word Forms
traverseverbtravel across or pass over
traversenountravel across
traversernounsomeone who moves or passes across
traversalnountravel across
tracknouna line or route along which something travels or moves
crossingnouna path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other
spannounthe distance or interval between two points
sweepnouna wide scope
deniernounone who denies
denialnouna defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
Around the World
Europe
🇫🇷French
traverser
un faisceau horizontal qui s'étend à travers quelque chose
🇪🇸Spanish
atravesar
un haz horizontal que se extiende a través de algo
🇮🇹Italian
attraversare
una trave orizzontale che si estende attraverso qualcosa
🇵🇹Portuguese
atravessar
um feixe horizontal que se estende através de algo
🇷🇺Russian
пересекать
горизонтальный луч, проходящий через что-то
India
🇮🇳Hindi
पार
एक क्षैतिज किरण जो किसी चीज़ पर फैली हुई हो
🇧🇩Bengali
অতিক্রম করা
একটি অনুভূমিক মরীচি যা কিছু জুড়ে প্রসারিত
🇮🇳Tamil
கடந்து
ஏதோ ஒரு கிடைமட்ட கற்றை
🇮🇳Telugu
ప్రయాణించు
ఏదో అంతటా విస్తరించి ఉన్న క్షితిజ సమాంతర పుంజం
🇮🇳Marathi
मार्गक्रमण
एक क्षैतिज बीम जो एखाद्या गोष्टीवर पसरतो
🇮🇳Gujarati
પાર
એક આડી બીમ જે કોઈ વસ્તુ પર વિસ્તરે છે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸಂಚರಿಸುತ್ತವೆ
ಯಾವುದೋ ಅಡ್ಡಲಾಗಿ ವಿಸ್ತರಿಸಿರುವ ಸಮತಲ ಕಿರಣ
🇮🇳Malayalam
സഞ്ചരിക്കുക
എന്തിൻ്റെയെങ്കിലും കുറുകെ വ്യാപിക്കുന്ന ഒരു തിരശ്ചീന ബീം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਲੰਘਣਾ
ਇੱਕ ਹਰੀਜੱਟਲ ਬੀਮ ਜੋ ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਵਿੱਚ ਫੈਲਦੀ ਹੈ
🇵🇰Urdu
گزرنا
ایک افقی شہتیر جو کسی چیز پر پھیلا ہوا ہے۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
遍历
延伸穿过某物的水平梁
🇯🇵Japanese
トラバース
何かを横切って伸びる水平な梁
🇰🇷Korean
횡단
무언가를 가로질러 뻗어 있는 수평 광선
🇻🇳Vietnamese
đi qua
một chùm ngang kéo dài qua một cái gì đó
🇹🇭Thai
ขวาง
ลำแสงแนวนอนที่ทอดยาวข้ามบางสิ่งบางอย่าง
🇮🇩Indonesian
melintasi
balok horizontal yang memanjang melintasi sesuatu
🇵🇭Filipino
tumawid
isang pahalang na sinag na umaabot sa isang bagay
🇲🇾Malay
merentasi
rasuk melintang yang merentangi sesuatu
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
اجتياز
شعاع أفقي يمتد عبر شيء ما
🇮🇷Persian
پس و پیش رفتن
پرتو افقی که بر روی چیزی امتداد می یابد
🇹🇷Turkish
çapraz
bir şey boyunca uzanan yatay bir ışın
🇮🇱Hebrew
לַחֲצוֹת
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Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'traverse'?
The primary meaning of 'traverse' is 'a horizontal beam that extends across something'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'traverse' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'traverse' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'traverse' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'traverse' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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