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tour
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- pronunciation:
- tur
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to journey through.
We toured the mountains of Spain last summer.- synonyms:
- travel
- similar words:
- peregrinate, roam, voyage, wander
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| related words: |
play, ride, traverse |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
tours, touring, toured |
| definition: |
to journey from place to place.
They probably won't communicate with us while they're touring.- synonyms:
- travel
- similar words:
- journey, peregrinate, sightsee, trek, vacation, voyage
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| related words: |
ride, traverse |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act of journeying from place to place.
Seeing Prague was the high point of our tour of Europe.- synonyms:
- traveling
- similar words:
- globetrotting, peregrination, sightseeing, trek, trip, voyage
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| definition 2: |
a series of scheduled visits, usu. by one or more performing artists, for the purpose of performing at each place.
The orchestra's tour included stops in three countries.Our band is going on tour next summer.- synonyms:
- junket
- similar words:
- itinerary
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| definition 3: |
a brief guided visit.
We decided to take a tour of the museum.- similar words:
- visit
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| definition 4: |
the period of time spent in a particular place, esp. during military service.
His most recent tour of duty was in Germany.- synonyms:
- enlistment, hitch, term
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| related words: |
excursion, hitch, journey, outing, travel |
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