traverse

verb/trəˈvɜrs/

Frequency rank: #8,622 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

to travel or move across, over, or through something.

Illustration for the English word “traverse”

Example sentence

The hikers had to traverse a narrow mountain ridge before reaching the summit.

Synonyms & related words

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