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tour

 
 
pronunciation:
tur
parts of speech:
transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
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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
 
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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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
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
definition 3: a brief guided visit.
We decided to take a tour of the museum.
similar words:
visit
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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