trekked; trekking
1
: to make one's way arduously
broadly
: journey
2
chiefly South Africa
a
: to travel by ox wagon
b
: to migrate by ox wagon or in a train of such
trekker
noun
1
: a trip or movement especially when involving difficulties or complex organization : an arduous journey
2
chiefly South Africa
: a journey by ox wagon
especially
: an organized migration by a group of settlers
Examples of trek in a Sentence
Verb
We had to trek up six flights of stairs with our groceries.
On their vacation last year they went trekking in the Himalayas.
We trekked across the country in her old car.
Noun
Our car broke down and we had a long trek back to town.
a trek across the country
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Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
The six-legged robot will trek across craters on the lunar terrain and demonstrate its potential application for asteroid mining.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 24 Mar. 2025
Emma Kershaw, People.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Malik launched his Stairway to the Sky Tour in November 2024 after rescheduling the trek following his One Direction bandmate Liam Payne’s death.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 29 Mar. 2025
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Verb
The geckos come out at night – so the team also goes trekking in the dark with flashlights to look for geckos perched on leaves and bushes.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
The six-legged robot will trek across craters on the lunar terrain and demonstrate its potential application for asteroid mining.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 24 Mar. 2025
Noun
When McCarthy's elder son was 19, the duo embarked on an epic trek, walking the 500 miles of the Spanish trail, Camino de Santiago.
—Emma Kershaw, People.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Malik launched his Stairway to the Sky Tour in November 2024 after rescheduling the trek following his One Direction bandmate Liam Payne’s death.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 29 Mar. 2025
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“Trek.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trek. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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trek
1 of 2 verb
trekked; trekking
1
chiefly South African
: to travel or migrate by ox wagon or in a train of such wagons
2
: to make one's way slowly and painfully
trekker
noun
trek
2 of 2 noun1
chiefly South African
: an organized journey or migration of a group of settlers traveling by ox wagon
2
: a slow or difficult journey
Etymology
Verb
from Afrikaans trek, "to travel by ox wagon," from Dutch trecken "to haul, pull"
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