tour

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /tɔː(r)/ or /tʊə(r)/ or /tɝ/

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Noun

Singular tour

Plural tours

1. A tour is a planned walk, bus trip, or flight, to look at a particular place.

   Last year we took a wonderful tour to Rome.

Verb

Plain form tour

Third-person singular tours

Past tense toured

Past participle toured

Present participle touring

1. (transitive) If you tour a place, you go around it to look at it, often with a guide.

   The president gave a short tour around the new factory.

2. Moving from place to place to perform.

   The opera company was touring Europe and Africa.

   The Grammy winner toured several cities on the East Coast last year.

   Many country western singers tour during the summer months.