Traverse
verb
To move across, over, or through something, especially an area of land or sea.
The explorers traversed the jungle for weeks.
Often appears as...
- traverse the terrain
- traverse the globe
verb
To pass through or over.
The Alps are traversed by a number of tunnels.
Often appears as...
- traverse the desert
- traverse the mountain
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Neutral
verb
To deal with or manage a situation or responsibility.
She has traversed a variety of challenges in her career
Often appears as...
- traverse a path
- traverse a situation
noun
A movement that goes from one side to another.
She made a quick traverse of the room
Often appears as...
- quick traverse
- slow traverse
verb
To deny or contradict a legal charge or claim.
The defendant traversed all the key points of the accusation
Often appears as...
- traverse a claim
- traverse an accusation
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Formal
verb
To move across, over, or through something, especially an area of land or sea.
The explorers traversed the jungle for weeks.
Often appears as...
- traverse the terrain
- traverse the globe
verb
To pass through or over.
The Alps are traversed by a number of tunnels.
Often appears as...
- traverse the desert
- traverse the mountain
Usage tips
Neutral
verb
To deal with or manage a situation or responsibility.
She has traversed a variety of challenges in her career
Often appears as...
- traverse a path
- traverse a situation
noun
A movement that goes from one side to another.
She made a quick traverse of the room
Often appears as...
- quick traverse
- slow traverse
verb
To deny or contradict a legal charge or claim.
The defendant traversed all the key points of the accusation
Often appears as...
- traverse a claim
- traverse an accusation
Usage tips
Formal
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Movement
Used to describe physical movement across vast or challenging areas.
The expedition team traversed the icy landscape without rest.
Pro Tip 2/2Literal Crossing
Often signifies a literal crossing of a physical space or a large scale area.
The bridge was built to help citizens traverse the wide river.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Movement
Used to describe physical movement across vast or challenging areas.
The expedition team traversed the icy landscape without rest.
Pro Tip 2/2Literal Crossing
Often signifies a literal crossing of a physical space or a large scale area.
The bridge was built to help citizens traverse the wide river.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Movement
Used to describe physical movement across vast or challenging areas.
The expedition team traversed the icy landscape without rest.
Pro Tip 2/2Literal Crossing
Often signifies a literal crossing of a physical space or a large scale area.
The bridge was built to help citizens traverse the wide river.
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Video examples
Living with Urban Lions...
commerce to traverse the country without having to go through the you know the quagmire of traffic in the middle of the city well this park is not just a little part that you can cut off with a highway like that that highway would prevent the movement of wildlife and this these
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Creating living...
robots that traverse the bayous searching for detrimental processes that cause the absence of oxygen in the water column a phenomenon known as hypoxia when these robots sequester this oxygen robbing process they remove it from the ecological system and by responding to
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How human noise affects...
that traverse the Arctic, because a slower ship is a quieter ship. We can restrict access in seasons and regions that are important for mating or feeding or migrating. We can get smarter about quieting ships and find better ways to explore the ocean bottom.
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What is Zeno's Dichotomy...
which takes another finite amount of time. This happens again and again and again. You can see that we can keep going like this forever, dividing whatever distance is left into smaller and smaller pieces, each of which takes some finite time to traverse.
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Kakani Katija: Ocean...
direction now why is this important it's because these animals that are so small in one day the relative distance that a wildebeest migrates in a year is the same distance these copepods traverse of single day and we don't know anything
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Joshua Prince-Ramus:...
as long as they had labor they were able to go between proscenium, thrust, flat floor, arena, traverse, you name it. All they needed was labor. Well, something happened. In fact something happened to all institutions around the world.
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Safari Live - Day 158 PIPE...
of the variety of kinds it's a very very very beautiful property and he said the Buffalo been sneaking in and then literally disappearing straight off of the traverse back down towards the same asabi River and whatever other rivers
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Eating the Invasive...
complete removal and harvest more importantly we're encouraging consumption it's been about ten years since I've been in the Potomac River unfortunately they've pretty much traversed the river
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4 Powerful Poems about...
to traverse dark matter. Some life forms -- certain mushrooms, snails, jellyfish, worms -- glow bioluminescent, and people as well; we emit infra-red light from our most lucent selves.
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Scary Man-Eating Lions PIPE...
we sit with a problem of illegal immigrants and and samstat sometimes refugees coming through from eyes and big that do traverse through the kruger
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Living with Urban Lions...
commerce to traverse the country without having to go through the you know the quagmire of traffic in the middle of the city well this park is not just a little part that you can cut off with a highway like that that highway would prevent the movement of wildlife and this these
Video examples
Creating living...
robots that traverse the bayous searching for detrimental processes that cause the absence of oxygen in the water column a phenomenon known as hypoxia when these robots sequester this oxygen robbing process they remove it from the ecological system and by responding to
Video examples
How human noise affects...
that traverse the Arctic, because a slower ship is a quieter ship. We can restrict access in seasons and regions that are important for mating or feeding or migrating. We can get smarter about quieting ships and find better ways to explore the ocean bottom.
Video examples
What is Zeno's Dichotomy...
which takes another finite amount of time. This happens again and again and again. You can see that we can keep going like this forever, dividing whatever distance is left into smaller and smaller pieces, each of which takes some finite time to traverse.
Video examples
Kakani Katija: Ocean...
direction now why is this important it's because these animals that are so small in one day the relative distance that a wildebeest migrates in a year is the same distance these copepods traverse of single day and we don't know anything
Video examples
Joshua Prince-Ramus:...
as long as they had labor they were able to go between proscenium, thrust, flat floor, arena, traverse, you name it. All they needed was labor. Well, something happened. In fact something happened to all institutions around the world.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 158 PIPE...
of the variety of kinds it's a very very very beautiful property and he said the Buffalo been sneaking in and then literally disappearing straight off of the traverse back down towards the same asabi River and whatever other rivers
Video examples
Eating the Invasive...
complete removal and harvest more importantly we're encouraging consumption it's been about ten years since I've been in the Potomac River unfortunately they've pretty much traversed the river
Video examples
4 Powerful Poems about...
to traverse dark matter. Some life forms -- certain mushrooms, snails, jellyfish, worms -- glow bioluminescent, and people as well; we emit infra-red light from our most lucent selves.
Video examples
Scary Man-Eating Lions PIPE...
we sit with a problem of illegal immigrants and and samstat sometimes refugees coming through from eyes and big that do traverse through the kruger
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Quote examples
Ron Stallworth
American Public Servant
I learned at an early age how to traverse the white world, the white-dominant world. I learned, and I was successful at it. I learned the nuances - I learned how to act, how to be - but I always was conscious and aware of my blackness.
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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Indian Businesswoman
I was greatly inspired by my late father, who was a well-known name in the brewing industry. It was he who encouraged me to take the road less traversed and gave me the confidence to pursue my path of entrepreneurship.
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Hermann von Helmholtz
German Physicist
Iron which is brought near a spiral of copper wire, traversed by an electrical current, becomes magnetic, and then attracts other pieces of iron, or a suitably placed steel magnet.
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Thomas Haden Church
American Actor
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.
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Mackenzie Davis
Canadian Actress
I'm not a runner, and I always dreamed about just throwing on my sneakers and really knocking everyone's socks off with my joy of traversing the world by foot.
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Vivek Wadhwa
Indian Businessman
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.
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Charles Glover Barkla
British Physicist
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.
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Zephyr Teachout
American Lawyer
People traverse the dangerous journey to the US because of deep fear. They are often escaping brutality, even life-or-death situations.
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Horace
Roman Poet
You traverse the world in search of happiness, which is within the reach of every man. A contented mind confers it on all.
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Zeenat Aman
Indian Actress
Life is just a journey and how you traverse it is what matters.
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Ron Stallworth
American Public Servant
I learned at an early age how to traverse the white world, the white-dominant world. I learned, and I was successful at it. I learned the nuances - I learned how to act, how to be - but I always was conscious and aware of my blackness.
Quote examples
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Indian Businesswoman
I was greatly inspired by my late father, who was a well-known name in the brewing industry. It was he who encouraged me to take the road less traversed and gave me the confidence to pursue my path of entrepreneurship.
Quote examples
Hermann von Helmholtz
German Physicist
Iron which is brought near a spiral of copper wire, traversed by an electrical current, becomes magnetic, and then attracts other pieces of iron, or a suitably placed steel magnet.
Quote examples
Thomas Haden Church
American Actor
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.
Quote examples
Mackenzie Davis
Canadian Actress
I'm not a runner, and I always dreamed about just throwing on my sneakers and really knocking everyone's socks off with my joy of traversing the world by foot.
Quote examples
Vivek Wadhwa
Indian Businessman
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.
Quote examples
Charles Glover Barkla
British Physicist
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.
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Zephyr Teachout
American Lawyer
People traverse the dangerous journey to the US because of deep fear. They are often escaping brutality, even life-or-death situations.
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Horace
Roman Poet
You traverse the world in search of happiness, which is within the reach of every man. A contented mind confers it on all.
Quote examples
Zeenat Aman
Indian Actress
Life is just a journey and how you traverse it is what matters.
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