- tour
- I UK [tʊə(r)] / US [tʊr]
noun [countable]
Word forms "tour":
singular tour plural tours
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1) a journey in which you visit several places for pleasuretour of:walking/coach/bus tour:We went on a 10-day tour of central Africa.
walking tours in the Austrian Tyrol
a) a journey in which a person or group visits several different places in order to play or performon tour:world/nationwide/overseas tour:The group is currently on tour in the UK.
leg of a tour (= one of the parts that a tour is divided into):They begin a world tour with four concerts in Britain.
Stewart captains the team for this leg of the tour.
b) a journey in which a politician or leader visits several places as a representative of their country or in order to get supportThe president plans a European tour next month.
••See:2) a short journey around a building or place in order to see what is theretour of/around/round:guided/conducted tour (= a tour in which someone shows you around a place and gives you information):We were taken on a tour of the factory.
Every weekend there are free guided tours of the castle.
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II UK [tʊə(r)] / US [tʊr] verb [intransitive/transitive]
Word forms "tour":
present tense I/you/we/they tour he/she/it tours present participle touring past tense toured past participle toured
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a) to visit a place on a tourThey spent their honeymoon touring in Scotland.
The princess toured a new nursery school.
b) if a show, play, or concert tours, it is performed in several different placesThe show was immensely popular and toured 33 European cities.
English dictionary. 2014.
