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tour¹
- /tɔː(ɹ)/ UK
- /tʊə(ɹ)/ UK
- /tʉːɹ/ Northern Ireland, Scotland, UK
- /tuːɐ/ Northumbria, UK
- /tʊɚ/ Canada, US
- /tʊɹ/ Canada, US
- /tɔɹ/ Canada, US
- /tuːɹ/ Ireland
- /tʊə/ Australia
Sounds like tore (pour–poor merger), tor (pour–poor merger, horse–hoarse merger), taw (pour–poor merger, horse–hoarse merger, non-rhotic) · Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ), -ʊə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Old French tour, tourn, from the verb torner, tourner.
noun tours
- 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.
- A set of competitions which make up a championship.
- A tour of duty. Among those released were two Americans who had been held captive for more than three months: Alex Drueke, a former U.S. Army staff sergeant who served two tours in Iraq, according to his aunt, Dianna Shaw; […]
- A closed trail.
- A going round; a circuit. The Bird of Jove, stoopt from his aerie tour,
- A turn; a revolution. the tours of the heavenly bodies
- A circuit of snooker tournaments
verb tours · touring · toured
- 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.
tour²
- /tɔː(ɹ)/ UK
- /tʊə(ɹ)/ UK
- /tʉːɹ/ Northern Ireland, Scotland, UK
- /tuːɐ/ Northumbria, UK
- /tʊɚ/ Canada, US
- /tʊɹ/ Canada, US
- /tɔɹ/ Canada, US
- /tuːɹ/ Ireland
- /tʊə/ Australia
Sounds like tore (pour–poor merger), tor (pour–poor merger, horse–hoarse merger), taw (pour–poor merger, horse–hoarse merger, non-rhotic) · Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ), -ʊə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Old French tor, French tour (“tower”).
noun tours
- A tower.
tour³
- /tɔː(ɹ)/ UK
- /tʊə(ɹ)/ UK
- /tʉːɹ/ Northern Ireland, Scotland, UK
- /tuːɐ/ Northumbria, UK
- /tʊɚ/ Canada, US
- /tʊɹ/ Canada, US
- /tɔɹ/ Canada, US
- /tuːɹ/ Ireland
- /tʊə/ Australia
Sounds like tore (pour–poor merger), tor (pour–poor merger, horse–hoarse merger), taw (pour–poor merger, horse–hoarse merger, non-rhotic) · Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ), -ʊə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
See toot.
verb tours · touring · toured
- To toot a horn.
Tour⁴
proper noun the Tour
- Ellipsis of Tour de France
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: enlistment, turn, circuit, hitch, spell, go, duty tour, tourist, tourism, sightseeing, touristic, travel, roadshow, itinerary, journey, excursion
Translations
Every language
noun journey
| Español | recorrido, tour, tournée (turné) |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 여행 yeohaeng, 투어 tueo |
| 日本語 | 旅行 ryokō, 旅 tabi, ツアー tsuā |
| 中文 | 旅游 lǚyóu, 旅行 lǚxíng, 旅途 lǚtú, 旅程 lǚchéng |
| Português | passeio |
| Français | excursion, voyage, tournée |
| Deutsch | Tour, Reise |
| Italiano | viaggio |
| Ελληνικά | περιοδεία periodeía |
| Русский | путеше́ствие putešéstvije, пое́здка pojézdka, турне́ turnɛ́ |
| Tiếng Việt | du lịch, lữ hành |
| العربية | رِحْلَة riḥla, جَوْلَة jawla |
| עברית | סיור siyúr, טיול tiyúl, תִּיּוּר tiyúr |
noun guided visit
| Español | tour |
|---|---|
| Português | excursão, tour |
| Français | visite guidée |
| Deutsch | Tour, Rundgang |
| Ελληνικά | περιήγηση periígisi, ξενάγηση xenágisi |
| Русский | тур tur |
| Tiếng Việt | chuyến du lịch |
noun journey through given list of places
| Español | gira, tour, tournée (turné) |
|---|---|
| Português | turnê |
| Français | tournée |
| Deutsch | Tour, Tournee |
| Italiano | tournée, (abbrevation) tour |
| Ελληνικά | περιοδεία periodeía |
| Tiếng Việt | chuyến du lịch |
| עברית | סבב הופעות sevev hofāʿot |
noun graph theory: a closed trail
| 中文 | 一筆畫 /一笔画 |
|---|
verb to make a journey
| Español | recorrer |
|---|---|
| Français | tourner |
| Ελληνικά | περιοδεύω periodévo, περιηγούμαι periigoúmai |
| עברית | תָּר tar |
verb to make a circuit
| Español | recorrer |
|---|
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title = {tour},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tour},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
