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# trek

noun (a trek, treks); verb (trek, treks, trekked, trekking)

«trek» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. noun: A long, hard journey, especially on foot through mountains, forests or wild country. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trek/#m1)
2. verb: To go on such a journey. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trek/#m2)
3. (informal) A long tiring walk to an ordinary place: «It's a trek to the shops». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trek/#m3)

### In the lessons

In geography and adventure stories, people go trekking in the Himalayas or the Andes; in history, the Great Trek was a migration of Boers in South Africa. In everyday speech, «trek» exaggerates a long walk. Phrases: «go trekking», «a long trek», «trek across», «pony trekking» (UK).

### Examples

- We went on a three-day trek through the mountains. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trek/#x1)
- It's a real trek from the car park to the beach. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trek/#x2)
- Explorers trekked across the frozen Arctic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trek/#x3)
- Pony trekking in Wales was the best part of our holiday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trek/#x4)
- The refugees trekked for weeks to reach safety. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trek/#x5)
- Make sure you take water on a long trek. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trek/#x6)

### Note

Past «trekked», «trekking» (double k). Comes from Afrikaans/Dutch «trekken» (to travel, pull). «Star Trek» is a famous TV series. Safety: tell someone your route before a trek.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «trek» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trek/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«trek» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/trek.html) on Mova free.