Meaning of "traverse" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TRAVERSE

From Old French traverser, from Late Latin trānsversāre, from Latin trānsversustransverse.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF TRAVERSE

traverse  [ˈtrævɜːs]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRAVERSE

Traverse is a verb and can also act as a noun, an adjective and an adverb.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb traverse in English.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES TRAVERSE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of traverse in the English dictionary

The first definition of traverse in the dictionary is to pass or go over or back and forth over ; cross. Other definition of traverse is to go against; oppose; obstruct. Traverse is also to move or cause to move sideways or crosswise.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO TRAVERSE

PRESENT

Present

I traverse

you traverse

he/she/it traverses

we traverse

you traverse

they traverse

Present continuous

I am traversing

you are traversing

he/she/it is traversing

we are traversing

you are traversing

they are traversing

Present perfect

I have traversed

you have traversed

he/she/it has traversed

we have traversed

you have traversed

they have traversed

Present perfect continuous

I have been traversing

you have been traversing

he/she/it has been traversing

we have been traversing

you have been traversing

they have been traversing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I traversed

you traversed

he/she/it traversed

we traversed

you traversed

they traversed

Past continuous

I was traversing

you were traversing

he/she/it was traversing

we were traversing

you were traversing

they were traversing

Past perfect

I had traversed

you had traversed

he/she/it had traversed

we had traversed

you had traversed

they had traversed

Past perfect continuous

I had been traversing

you had been traversing

he/she/it had been traversing

we had been traversing

you had been traversing

they had been traversing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will traverse

you will traverse

he/she/it will traverse

we will traverse

you will traverse

they will traverse

Future continuous

I will be traversing

you will be traversing

he/she/it will be traversing

we will be traversing

you will be traversing

they will be traversing

Future perfect

I will have traversed

you will have traversed

he/she/it will have traversed

we will have traversed

you will have traversed

they will have traversed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been traversing

you will have been traversing

he/she/it will have been traversing

we will have been traversing

you will have been traversing

they will have been traversing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would traverse

you would traverse

he/she/it would traverse

we would traverse

you would traverse

they would traverse

Conditional continuous

I would be traversing

you would be traversing

he/she/it would be traversing

we would be traversing

you would be traversing

they would be traversing

Conditional perfect

I would have traverse

you would have traverse

he/she/it would have traverse

we would have traverse

you would have traverse

they would have traverse

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been traversing

you would have been traversing

he/she/it would have been traversing

we would have been traversing

you would have been traversing

they would have been traversing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you traverse
we let´s traverse
you traverse

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to traverse

Past participle

traversed

Present Participle

traversing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «TRAVERSE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «traverse» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of traverse

balk · bridge · check · consider · contravene · counter · counteract · cover · cross · cut across · deny · examine · eye · frustrate · go against · go over · hinder · impede · inspect · investigate · look over · negotiate · obstruct · oppose · pass over · ply · range · review · roam · scan · scrutinize · span · study · thwart · wander

TRANSLATION OF TRAVERSE

Find out the translation of traverse to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of traverse from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «traverse» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 走过
• Translator English - Spanish: atravesar
• English: traverse
• Translator English - Hindi: पार
• Translator English - Arabic: اجتياز
• Translator English - Russian: пройти
• Translator English - Portuguese: atravessar
• Translator English - Bengali: তর্ক করা
• Translator English - French: traverser
• Translator English - Malay: Melintasi
• Translator English - German: durchqueren
• Translator English - Japanese: 横断する
• Translator English - Korean: 가로지르다
• Translator English - Javanese: Ngliwati
• Translator English - Vietnamese: đi qua
• Translator English - Tamil: தொடரவேண்டும்
• Translator English - Marathi: पार
• Translator English - Turkish: çapraz
• Translator English - Italian: attraversare
• Translator English - Polish: trawers
• Translator English - Ukrainian: пройти
• Translator English - Romanian: traversa
• Translator English - Greek: διασχίζουν
• Translator English - Afrikaans: deurkruis
• Translator English - Swedish: korsa
• Translator English - Norwegian: traversere

4 QUOTES WITH «TRAVERSE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word traverse.

1

Charles Glover Barkla

When X-rays traverse matter of any kind, this matter becomes a source of a radiation similar in character to that of the primary radiation falling upon it.

2

Thomas Haden Church

But I think once the word gets out that the movie is funny - funny is transcendent - it will traverse all demographic barriers if people embrace it as a funny movie.

3

Seth Shostak

Any beings advanced enough to traverse interstellar distances are at least a thousand years beyond our technical level. Spending gobs of time examining our missiles is equivalent to sending the Air Force back to the Middle Ages and insisting they examine the chain mail factories.

4

Vivek Wadhwa

Building a company isn't that different from climbing a big mountain. You need people helping you traverse treacherous paths and to lift you up when you fall.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRAVERSE»

Discover the use of traverse in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to traverse and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Paleopalynology: Second Edition

The book serves both as a student text and general reference work.

Alfred Traverse, 2007

The Grand Traverse of the Massif Central: by mountain bike, ...

A guide to mountainbiking, cycling or walking the GTMC, Grande Traversée du Massif Central, in southern France, from Clermont-Ferrand in the Auvergne to Montpellier and Sête on the Mediterranean.

Alan Castle, 2012

The Grace of Mary Traverse

When [the author] works himself around to discussing the advertising business, he is devastatingly funny. --NY Times. Certain to be a winner... --NY Journal-American. A very funny play, --NY World-Telegram & Sun.

Timberlake Wertenbaker, 1987

Traverse City: In Vintage Postcards

This book serves as a visual tour of Traverse City's history, exploring the community's agricultural, industrial, and social origins.

C. S. Wright, 2003

Traverse City State Hospital

Traverse City State Hospital served the mental health needs of a large part of Michigan for 104 years until its closure in 1989, housing a population as large as 3,000 in its many buildings.This book traces the history of this great ...

Chris Miller, 2005

Across the Frozen Himalaya: The Epic Winter Ski Traverse ...

10 maps, 48 colour pictures. When Harish Kohli and his team of seven members reached the summit of the Karakoram Pass in the early afternoon of 17th February 1995, they had been on the move for twelve gruelling hours.

‎2000

The Elgar Companion to Post Keynesian Economics

Traverse The traverse defines the movement of the economy outside equilibrium. It plays a particularly important role in Post Keynesian theory, as most Post Keynesian economists have serious doubts about the relevance and usefulness of ...

John Edward King, 2003

Educators of Michigan: (Illustrated Reference Book) ; a ...

L. Crisp, Williamsburg; Harry S. Roberts, Williamsburg; Bertha Bushee, Traverse City; Ernest Alyn, Traverse City; John S. Fairbanks, Traverse City; Robert Brown, Fife Lake; Jay Chamberlain, Fife Lake; Estelle Downing, Traverse City; C. H. ...

‎1894

Grand Traverse Lighthouse

Acknowledgments Since the Grand Traverse Lighthouse Museum was founded in 1984, hundreds of volunteers have contributed thousands of hours to preserve and restore the Grand Traverse Lighthouse in cooperation with other concerned  ...

‎2008

Negotiating Ethnicity: Second-generation South Asian ...

Drawing on information gathered from forty-eight in-depth interviews and years of research, this book illustrates how ethnic identity is negotiated by this group through the adoption of ethnic labels, the invention of "traditions," the ...

Bandana Purkayastha, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRAVERSE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term traverse is used in the context of the following news items.

Thunderbirds ready to soar at Cherry Festival in Traverse City

TRAVERSE CITY — The glass canopy on the F-16 Fighting Falcon closed, and Major Scott "Cheetah" Petz began to taxi down the runway, picking up speed. «MLive.com, Jul 15»

Traverse City McDonald's not lovin' man in scuba gear

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Police say a belligerent man dressed in scuba gear caused a stir at a northern Michigan fast food restaurant. The Traverse City ... «Detroit Free Press, May 15»

No bond for Bailey on sex-assault charges

Record-Eagle/Jan-Michael Stump Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians tribal council member Derek Bailey appears in 86th District Court for ... «Traverse City Record Eagle, May 15»

Shipwrecks Ahoy: Coast Guard Shares Pics From Crystal-Clear …

Photos from the flight out of the Coast Guard's Traverse City, Mich., air station show a variety of ships resting on the lake bottom, including the James McBride, ... «NPR, Apr 15»

Former Senator, Justice, a 'Wonderful human being'

Griffin, 91, died late Thursday at home in Traverse City. "He was a great person and very accomplished in everything he did," said Traverse City attorney William ... «Traverse City Record Eagle, Apr 15»

Three arrested after possible murder attempt at Munson

TRAVERSE CITY -- Authorities suspect a man and woman tried to kill a Munson Medical Center patient by injecting her with drugs in her hospital bed, ... «Traverse City Record Eagle, Mar 15»

Traverse City manager charged after mom reports he's 'ripping up …

GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, MI -- Jered Ottenwess, the 36-year-old city manager of Traverse City, is being charged with four misdemeanors after relatives ... «MLive.com, Feb 15»

Kingsley man arrested for dialing 911 more than 100 times

TRAVERSE CITY — Dozens upon dozens of unfounded 911 calls over the past month are being pinned on a Kingsley man who told authorities "drunken ... «Traverse City Record Eagle, Feb 15»

GM Stops Sale Of 2015 Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse, GMC …

Of the 48,500 tires made during that window of time, 32,100 were installed on 2015 models of the Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse, and GMC Acadia. «The Car Connection, Jan 15»

Lower-alcohol craft beers flourish for Traverse City brewer

TRAVERSE CITY — Sometimes less is more, especially when it comes to a swelling segment of the craft brewing market. Craft brewers have thrown everything ... «Crain's Detroit Business, Jan 15»