Phrasal Verbs and Vocabulary for Travel

Posted on Mar 17, 2025 in Other vocational courses

Phrasal Verbs: Travel

  • See you off: Go to a traveling station to say goodbye to someone.
  • Set off: Begin a journey.
  • Pick you up: Go somewhere to collect someone.
  • Drop me off: Stop for someone to get out of a car.
  • Take off: Leave the ground and begin to fly.
  • Check in: Register as a passenger at an airport.
  • Stop over: Break a journey to stay somewhere, especially when traveling by air.

Travel Vocabulary

  • Crossing: A journey to cross water.
  • Excursion: A short journey made by a group of people for pleasure.
  • Trip: A journey in which you visit a place for a short time and come back again.
  • Voyage: A long journey, by ship or especially in space.
  • Cruise: A holiday on a ship sailing from place to place.
  • Tour: A visit to and around a place or country area.
  • Journey: When you travel from one place to another.

Phrasal Verbs: Look

  • Look after: Care for someone.
  • Look it up: Search for information in a book.
  • Look up to: Respect.
  • Look over: Carefully examine or check.
  • Look onto: Have a view of.
  • Look forward to: Anticipate with enthusiasm.
  • Look round: To visit a place as a tourist.

General Vocabulary

  • Wonder: Ask yourself.
  • Wander: To move around without a destination.
  • Inhale: To breathe, to inspire.
  • Savings: Money saved.
  • Almost-unopened: Almost-new.
  • Nevertheless: However.
  • Wobbly: Unsteady.
  • Tears: Crying.
  • Haste: In a hurry, very quickly.
  • Smugness: A feeling you get (self-satisfaction).
  • To copy: Duplicate.
  • To cope: To deal with something successfully.
  • To show off: To display.
  • Thumb: Finger.
  • To nod: Move head.
  • To shake: Shake my head.
  • To dress up: Dress elegantly.
  • To brake: Stop.
  • Rear window: Back window.
  • Front window: Window in front.
  • Driver off: Driving fast.
  • To reach: Arrive.
  • To do sightseeing: Touring.
  • Camp-site: Where to camp.
  • Put up: To raise.
  • Landed: To arrive by air.
  • Down in September: To establish.
  • Cabin crew: Flight attendants.
  • Got in: Enter.
  • Boarder: Someone who boards.
  • Fasten: Secure.
  • Package holidays: Pre-arranged vacation.
  • Coach: Long-distance bus.
  • To book: Reserve.
  • To reserve: For a few people only.
  • Port: Large harbor.
  • Harbor: Marina.
  • Get out: Exit.
  • Disembarked: Landed from a ship.
  • Road: Street.
  • Souvenir: Keepsake.
  • Memory: What you remember.
  • Border: Dividing line.
  • To rush: To be in a hurry.
  • To realize: To become aware.
  • Despite: In spite of.
  • To please: To ask politely.
  • To refuse: Decline.
  • MPH: Miles per hour.
  • Approach to: Take advantage.
  • Ticket collector: Ticket inspector.
  • To drop: Fall.
  • Just then: At that moment.
  • To pull: Draw towards.
  • Almost: Nearly.
  • Delayed: Postponed.
  • Spare: Something extra.
  • Hut: Small dwelling.
  • Dome-shaped: Round shape.
  • Branches: Tree limbs.
  • To bend: Curve.
  • Dirt: Very, very poor.
  • Blanket: Cover.
  • Furniture: Furnishings.
  • To rest: To relax.
  • Neighbors: People next door.
  • Stage: Private time.
  • Fridges: Refrigerators.
  • Carpets: Rugs.
  • Cool: Chilly.
  • Have to bend down: Bend over.
  • Better off for it: Better off without them.
  • Chorus: Refrain.
  • Lethargic: Accusing.
  • Aged 35: 35 years old.
  • To be handcuffed: Restrained with handcuffs.
  • Onlooker: People watching a public event.
  • Wealthy: Rich.
  • Suburban: Residential area.
  • Fully loaded: Fully-stocked.
  • To discover: Find out.
  • Unable to trace: Cannot be found.