noun
trek
trehk
noun
1
A long, often difficult journey, especially on foot.
"They set out on a three-day trek through the Himalayas."
verb
1
To make a long or arduous journey, typically on foot.
"We trekked for hours before reaching the campsite."
How to Use Trek
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA trek is a long, tough journey, usually on foot; to trek is to make one.
Common pairings
trek through the mountains
a long trek
go trekking
Word Forms
trekked past tense, treks plural, treks singular
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Etymology
From Afrikaans trek, from Dutch trekken, "to pull or migrate" — originally describing the long ox-wagon migrations of Boer settlers in South Africa.