tour

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UK /tɔː(ɹ)/ US /tʉːə/

noun 6verb 3name 1

Collocations

(noun.) short visit

ADJ

brief, quick, lightning

The museum guide offered a brief tour of the ancient Egyptian artifacts before closing time.

extensive

grand

My aunt showed us the grand tour of her newly renovated house last weekend.

conducted, guided, self-guided | city, factory | sightseeing | circular

VERB + TOUR

give sb, take sb on

do, make

We did a quick tour of the new museum before catching our train.

TOUR + NOUN

guide

PHRASES

tour of inspection

The safety officer conducted a tour of inspection at the factory last week.

(verb.)

ADV

extensively

VERB + TOUR

plan to

PREP

all over

Last summer, my family toured all over Europe and visited five different countries.

The band is planning to tour in Europe next summer for three months.

Definitions

noun

A journey through a particular building, estate, country, etc.

On our last holiday to Spain we took a tour of the wine-growing regions.

A guided visit to a particular place, or virtual place.

On the company's website, you can take a virtual tour of the headquarters.

A journey through a given list of places, such as by an entertainer performing concerts.

Metallica's tour of Europe

A trip taken to another country in which several matches are played.

A street and road race, frequently multiday.

verb

To make a journey

The Rolling Stones were still touring when they were in their seventies.

To make a circuit of a place

The circuses have been touring Europe for the last few weeks.

noun

A tower.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a journey or route all the way around a particular place or

circuit

noun — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved

noun — a period of time spent in military service

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

nickel tour

Synonym of fifty-cent tour.

Our nickel tour doesn't do justice to GA mechanics, but even a longer explanation would leave us scratching our heads and asking how such simple operators might do anything useful,

fifty-cent tour

A fast and general introduction to a place.

Let me give you the fifty-cent tour of the office.

Example Bank

On our last holiday to Spain we took a tour of the wine-growing regions.

Wiktionary

On the company's website, you can take a virtual tour of the headquarters.

Wiktionary

Metallica's tour of Europe

Wiktionary

The Rolling Stones were still touring when they were in their seventies.

Wiktionary

The circuses have been touring Europe for the last few weeks.

Wiktionary

Is there a tour guide available?

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, tour is marked as dated, obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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