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i went to travel vs i went on a trip

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'I went on a trip' is a more common and natural way to express that you traveled somewhere for leisure or business. 'I went to travel' is also correct but less commonly used, and it emphasizes the act of traveling itself rather than the purpose.

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i went to travel

This phrase is correct but less commonly used. It emphasizes the act of traveling itself rather than the purpose.

This phrase can be used to express the action of traveling without specifying the purpose or destination.
  • I went to a travel agency instead.
  • I only have a second, but I went to the time travel lecture.
  • Then we went to the travel agencies.
  • Twenty years ago, most people chose trips from a travel brochure and then went to a local travel agency to book them.
  • This cyborg experienced time travel and went back to 2008.
  • Mr President, I apologise for not being in the House when I was first called but my travel arrangements went rather awry today.
  • But over time, he began to mellow and went on to time-travel with a host of new friends, or companions, over the years.
  • I paid for a trip and then the travel agency went bankrupt, the money's gone.
  • My parents died when I was very young, and they left me a large inheritance and I used that to travel the world, so I never went to college.
  • I went to my first community board meeting - which I'd never been to one before - and sat next to another guy named Joshua David, who's a travel writer.
  • I went to visit grandma in scottsdale...
  • I went to Wharton, actually.
  • I went to school with your brother.
  • I went to bed early that night.
  • Because I went to University of Maryland.
  • I went to Amsterdam spring break senior year.
  • I went to my apartment first.
  • I went to Italy after college.
  • So I went to her and I apologized.
  • I went to High School with Mitch.

Alternatives:

  • I traveled
  • I went on a journey
  • I went on a vacation
  • I went on an adventure
  • I went exploring

i went on a trip

This phrase is correct and commonly used to express that you traveled somewhere for leisure or business.

This phrase is used to indicate that you traveled to a specific destination for a purpose, such as leisure, business, or exploration.
  • I went on a school trip to Moscow.
  • I went on a little trip, Henry.
  • - I went on a ski trip...
  • I went on a field trip in grade school, and that was enough for me.
  • And I think I went on a field trip to DC once.
  • When I left New York this morning, I was so afraid of being alone that I went on a road trip with this woman.
  • Well, I forgot to tell you, I went on a field trip.
  • I graduated from school, and I went on a road trip with two of my closest friends.
  • As some of you may know, I went on a short trip to Vietnam recently.
  • I mean, we went on a trip to Africa.
  • I told them you went on a trip with friends.
  • I actually went on a hunting trip, where a stray gunshot caused me to go deaf for a few days.
  • I went on a little road trip to Maine, and I brought back... traveling gifts.
  • But Gary said she went on a trip.
  • One went on a trip to South America.
  • She thinks her mother went on a trip.
  • Around the time that she died, we went on a trip... to Carlisle.
  • He's called Kivu because he went on a trip there once.
  • So I told him that you went on a trip.
  • -... on every fishing trip I went on.

Alternatives:

  • I took a trip
  • I went on vacation
  • I went on a journey
  • I went traveling
  • I went on an adventure

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