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noun as in journey; stint

Strongest matches

Strong matches

• peregrination

Weak matches

• circle tour
• whistle-stop

verb as in visit, journey

• peregrinate
• go on the road
• take a trip

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verb as in travel

• knock about

noun as in period of time in which something occurs

verb as in attempt to win political election

• contend for
• electioneer
• go to grass roots
• hit the trail
• mend fences
• press the flesh
• ring doorbells
• shake hands and kiss babies
• solicit votes

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Example Sentences

The Frederick Douglass National Historic Site hosts a walking tour of Douglass’ Anacostia today at noon.

Noah Latham, a private based at Fort Drum, did a tour of Iraq as a drone operator, according to an Army spokesperson.

Hughes was scheduled to join city officials on a tour of the building two weeks later.

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At that time, Matt Rihm and Hans Smith of Armada Skis were driving out for a ski tour in Utah’s Wasatch Mountains.

Stanley Richards, Senior Vice President of the Fortune Society, gave a tour along with a few residents.

Before I go out on tour, I ask for prayer and to help my family.

They finished out the tour without incident, while newspapers across the country picked up the story.

TLC promptly pulled the plug on the hit series and Shannon embarked on a press tour denying the claims.

I was a part of this tour, debating Meyer in Richmond, Virginia in April.

The magazines sketch us a lively article, the newspapers vignette us, step by step, a royal tour.

But the traveller took a wide tour; and did not bring the letter to its destination until two months after its date.

Your most intimate friend arrived in Paris, and you choose the next day to make a little tour!

I did not anticipate a tour of pleasure through Ireland, but the reality is more painful than I anticipated.

He explained quietly that he did not belong here, but was making a tour of the parishes of Wurttemberg and Baden.

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On this page you'll find 131 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to tour, such as: circuit, course, cruise, excursion, expedition, and outing.

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Synonyms for tour tʊər tour, this thesaurus page includes all potential synonyms, words with the same meaning and similar terms for the word tour ., english synonyms and antonyms rate these synonyms: 2.3 / 3 votes.

A journey (French journée , from Latin diurnus , daily) was primarily a day's work; hence, a movement from place to place within one day, which we now describe as "a day's journey ;" in its extended modern use a journey is a direct going from a starting-point to a destination, ordinarily over a considerable distance; we speak of a day's journey , or the journey of life. Travel is a passing from place to place, not necessarily in a direct line or with fixed destination; a journey through Europe would be a passage to some destination beyond or at the farther boundary; travel in Europe may be in no direct course, but may include many journeys in different directions. A voyage , which was formerly a journey of any kind, is now a going to a considerable distance by water, especially by sea; as, a voyage to India. A trip is a short and direct journey . A tour is a journey that returns to the starting-point, generally over a considerable distance; as, a bridal tour , or business tour . An excursion is a brief tour or journey , taken for pleasure, often by many persons at once; as, an excursion to Chautauqua. Passage is a general word for a journey by any conveyance, especially by water; as, a rough passage across the Atlantic; transit , literally the act of passing over or through, is used specifically of the conveyance of passengers or merchandise; rapid transit is demanded for suburban residents or perishable goods. Pilgrimage , once always of a sacred character, retains in derived uses something of that sense; as, a pilgrimage to Stratford-on-Avon.

Synonyms: excursion , expedition , journey , pilgrimage , transit , travel , trip , voyage

Preposition: A journey from Naples to Rome; through Mexico; across the continent; over the sea; a journey into Asia; among savages; by land, by rail, for health, on foot, on the cars, etc.

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Synonyms: trip , excursion , jaunt , ramble , turn , outing

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tour, circuit noun

a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area

"they took an extended tour of Europe"; "we took a quick circuit of the park"; "a ten-day coach circuit of the island"

Synonyms: spell , hitch , racing circuit , tour of duty , enlistment , duty tour , lap , term of enlistment , circle , circumference , electric circuit , electrical circuit , go , circuit , turn

go, spell, tour, turn noun

a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

"it's my go"; "a spell of work"

Synonyms: hitch , cristal , enlistment , act , hug drug , disco biscuit , piece , twist , turning , whirl , duty tour , trance , bend , routine , bit , turn of events , tour of duty , crook , term of enlistment , round , offer , circuit , play , go , number , crack , pass , enchantment , spell , charm , good turn , while , fling , ecstasy , go game , magical spell , bout , magic spell , turn , patch

enlistment, hitch, term of enlistment, tour of duty, duty tour, tour verb

a period of time spent in military service

Synonyms: go , enlistment , preventative , snag , duty tour , stay , preventive , limp , hitch , interference , circuit , stoppage , check , tour of duty , incumbrance , hobble , hinderance , halt , encumbrance , hang-up , hindrance , term of enlistment , spell , stop , arrest , turn , rub

make a tour of a certain place

"We toured the Provence this summer"

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Synonyms: journey ( in a circuit ), excursion , trip , expedition , pilgrimage , circuit , round , perambulation , course

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Synonyms: journey , trip , excursion , expedition

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List of paraphrases for "tour":

visit , tower , round , tournée , trip , roving , excursion , paseo , tourist , touring , travel , tourism , turn , tours , journey , visits , trick , ride , torre , circuit , rook , voyage , walk , visite

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Bad Bunny :

Being on tour has reconnected me with my fans and the energy they give me during each show in every city we visit is incredible i'm hoping that by hosting guests in my truck I can give them a chance to feel like they're on tour with me. This truck has played such a big role in the concept of my tour and my last album that I want to share this unique experience with them.

Kaan Kavaloğlu :

We are in close contact with the tour operators of different countries and OTA [online travel agency] colleagues, who confirm that Türkiye is gearing up for another record-breaking summer season at all of its major destinations.

Filippo Ganna :

I did a big block of work on the track before this year’s Tour de Romandie, i want this challenge of going to the Olympics and trying for two gold medals. I want to try it, and I believe in my possibilities.

Robert Allenby :

On the advice of my personal doctor I have decided to withdraw from this week's Humana Challenge, this will enable me to ensure I am fully recovered prior to rejoining the PGA Tour. I anticipate a full recovery and look forward to returning in the near future.

Canadian Pelley :

It was the right decision for European Tour, we will be back in Saudi and we'll continue to grow that event. We believe our role will help the evolution of the country.

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Definition of tour

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Definition of tour  (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

intransitive verb

• peregrinate

Examples of tour in a Sentence

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Word History

Middle English, from Anglo-French tur, tourn turning, circuit, journey — more at turn

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2b

1708, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Phrases Containing tour

• Cook's tour
• tour de force
• package tour
• tour of inspection

Dictionary Entries Near tour

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• 5.2 Etymology
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• 8.4 Further reading
• 9.1.1 Declension
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English [ edit ]

Pronunciation [ edit ].

• IPA ( key ) : /tɔː(ɹ)/ , /tʊə(ɹ)/ , /tɝ/ , /tuːɹ/
• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ) , -ʊə(ɹ)
• Homophone : tore ( pour-poor merger )

Etymology 1 [ edit ]

From Old French tour , tourn , from the verb torner , tourner .

Noun [ edit ]

tour ( plural 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
• ( sports , chiefly cricket and rugby ) A trip taken to another country in which several matches are played.
• ( sports , cycling ) A street and road race , frequently multiday.
• ( sports ) A set of competitions which make up a championship .
• 2022 September 21, Carly Olson, Dan Bilefsky, “Ten prisoners, including Americans, have been released as part of a Russia-Ukraine exchange, Saudi Arabia says.”, in The New York Times ‎ [1] , →ISSN : 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; [ … ]
• ( graph theory ) A closed trail .
• 1667 , John Milton , “Book X”, in Paradise Lost.   [ … ] , London: [ … ] [ Samuel Simmons ],   [ … ] , →OCLC ; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books:   [ … ] , London: Basil Montagu Pickering   [ … ] , 1873 , →OCLC : The Bird of Jove, stoopt from his aerie tour ,
• 1712 , Richard Blackmore , Creation : It [blood] onward springs, and makes the wondrous tour
• ( snooker ) A circuit of snooker tournaments

Hyponyms [ edit ]

• guided tour
• tour de force
• tour d'horizon
• whirlwind tour

Derived terms [ edit ]

• abortion tour
• Cook's tour
• fifty-cent tour
• knight's tour
• mystery tour
• nickel tour
• package tour
• railtour , rail tour
• starlight tour
• ten-cent tour
• tour operator
• what happens on tour stays on tour
• whistlestop tour

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Translations [ edit ], verb [ edit ].

tour ( third-person singular simple present tours , present participle touring , simple past and past participle toured )

• ( intransitive ) To make a journey The Rolling Stones were still touring when they were in their seventies.
• ( transitive ) To make a circuit of a place The circuses have been touring Europe for the last few weeks.

Etymology 2 [ edit ]

Old French tor , French tour ( “ tower ” )

• ( dated ) A tower .

Etymology 3 [ edit ]

• ( obsolete ) To toot a horn .

References [ edit ]

• “ tour ”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary , Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam , 1913 , →OCLC .

Anagrams [ edit ]

• rout , trou

Breton [ edit ]

• Hard mutation of dour .

Dutch [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ].

Borrowed from French tour .

tour   m ( plural tours , diminutive tourtje   n )

Synonyms [ edit ]

French [ edit ].

• IPA ( key ) : /tuʁ/
• Rhymes: -uʁ

Inherited from Old French tor , from Latin turrem , from Ancient Greek τύρρις ( túrrhis ) , τύρσις ( túrsis ) .

tour   f ( plural tours )

• tower La tour de Pise est penchée. ― The Tower of Pisa is leaning.
• ( chess ) rook
• apartment building
• tour de Babel
• tour de contrôle
• tour de forage
• tour de guet
• tour de siège
• tour d’ivoire
• tour Eiffel

See also [ edit ]

Further reading [ edit ].

• “ tour ”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [ Digitized Treasury of the French Language ] , 2012 .
• “ tour ” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse .

Middle English [ edit ]

Alternative forms [ edit ].

• thour , tor , tore , toure , towere , towour , tur

From Old English tūr , tor , torr , from Latin turris .

• IPA ( key ) : /tuːr/

tour ( plural toures )

• English: tower ( see there for further descendants )
• Scots: tour , towr
• Yola: toweare
• “ tǒur, n. (1) ”, in MED Online , Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan , 2007 .

Portuguese [ edit ]

• ( Brazil ) IPA ( key ) : /ˈtuʁ/ [ˈtuh]
• ( São Paulo ) IPA ( key ) : /ˈtuɾ/
• ( Rio de Janeiro ) IPA ( key ) : /ˈtuʁ/ [ˈtuχ]
• ( Southern Brazil ) IPA ( key ) : /ˈtuɻ/
• ( Portugal ) IPA ( key ) : /ˈtuɾ/
• ( Southern Portugal ) IPA ( key ) : /ˈtu.ɾi/
• tour ( guided visit )
• tour ( journey through a given list of places )

Scots [ edit ]

• IPA ( key ) : /tur/

Spanish [ edit ]

• IPA ( key ) : /ˈtuɾ/ [ˈt̪uɾ]
• Rhymes: -uɾ
• tour , guided visit to a country, museum, etc. Synonyms: viaje , visita , excursión
• ( sports ) tour , a trip to another country to play matches
• ( music ) tour , a trip to other countries undertaken by a singer or musician Synonym: gira
• Tour de Francia
• “ tour ”, in Diccionario de la lengua española , Vigésima tercera edición , Real Academia Española, 2014

Swedish [ edit ]

tour   c

• ( sports ) a tour (chiefly in individual ball games)

Declension [ edit ]

• tour in Svensk ordbok ( SO )
• tour in Svenska Akademiens ordlista ( SAOL )
• tour in Svenska Akademiens ordbok ( SAOB )

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noun. ['ˈtʊr'] a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area.

• package holiday
• package tour
• whistle-stop tour
• itineration
• closed circuit
• stay in place
• regulation time
• tor (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
• turris (Latin)
• tour (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
• entrepreneur
• observateur

How do you pronounce tour?

Pronounce tour as tʊr.

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Sentences with tour

1. Adjective Travel industry reservation clerks work at tour companies and travel agencies. 2. Noun, singular or mass You've got to see the rest of the tour with your own eyes to believe it: 3. Verb, base form Contact your senator or representative to request tickets for your family to tour the Capitol and the White House.

Quotes about tour

1. I don't dislike rappers or hip-hop or people who like it. I went to the Def Jam tour in Manchester in the '80s when rap was inspirational. Public Enemy were awesome. But it's all about status and bling now, and it doesn't say anything to me. - Noel Gallagher 2. Writing is something you do alone. Its a profession for introverts who want to tell you a story but don't want to make eye contact while doing it."[Thoughts from Places: The Tour , Nerdfighteria Wiki, January 17, 2012] - John Green 3. (Media question to Beatles during first U.S. tour 1964)"How do you find America?""Turn left at Greenland. - Ringo Starr

verb. ['ˈtʊr'] make a tour of a certain place.

• take the road

noun. ['ˈtʊr'] a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else).

• duty period

noun. ['ˈtʊr'] a period of time spent in military service.

• tour of duty
• time period
• period of time
• term of enlistment

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Definition of tour noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

• a walking/sightseeing/bus tour
• tour of/round/around something a coach tour of northern France
• They embarked on a tour around the country.
• a tour operator (= a person or company that organizes tours)
• a business trip
• a five-minute trip by taxi
• a long and difficult journey across the mountains
• a tour of Bavaria
• the first expedition to the South Pole
• We went on an all-day excursion to the island.
• The children were on a day’s outing from school.
• We had a day out at the beach.
• a(n) foreign/​overseas trip/​journey/​tour/​expedition
• a bus/​coach/​train/​rail trip/​journey/​tour
• to go on a(n) trip/​journey/​tour/​expedition/​excursion/​outing/​day out
• to set out/​off on a(n) trip/​journey/​tour/​expedition/​excursion
• to make a(n) trip/​journey/​tour/​expedition/​excursion
• have/​take (British English) a holiday/ (North American English) a vacation/​a break/​a day off/ (British English) a gap year
• go on/​be on holiday/​vacation/​leave/​honeymoon/​safari/​a trip/​a tour/​a cruise/​a pilgrimage
• go backpacking/​camping/​hitchhiking/​sightseeing
• plan a trip/​a holiday/​a vacation/​your itinerary
• book accommodation/​a hotel room/​a flight/​tickets
• have/​make/​cancel a reservation/ (especially British English) booking
• rent a villa/ (both British English) a holiday home/​a holiday cottage
• (especially British English) hire/ (especially North American English) rent a car/​bicycle/​moped
• stay in a hotel/​a bed and breakfast/​a youth hostel/​a villa/ (both British English) a holiday home/​a caravan
• cost/​charge $100 a/​per night for a single/​double/​twin/​standard/ (British English) en suite room
• check into/​out of a hotel/​a motel/​your room
• pack/​unpack your suitcase/​bags
• call/​order room service
• cancel/​cut short a trip/​holiday/​vacation
• apply for/​get/​renew a/​your passport
• take out/​buy/​get travel insurance
• catch/​miss your plane/​train/​ferry/​connecting flight
• fly (in)/travel in business/​economy class
• make/​have a brief/​two-day/​twelve-hour stopover/ (North American English also) layover in Hong Kong
• experience/​cause/​lead to delays
• check (in)/collect/​get/​lose (your) (especially British English) luggage/ (especially North American English) baggage
• be charged for/​pay excess baggage
• board/​get on/​leave/​get off the aircraft/​plane/​ship/​ferry
• taxi down/​leave/​approach/​hit/​overshoot the runway
• experience/​hit/​encounter severe turbulence
• suffer from/​recover from/​get over your jet lag/​travel sickness
• attract/​draw/​bring tourists/​visitors
• encourage/​promote/​hurt tourism
• promote/​develop ecotourism
• build/​develop/​visit a tourist/​holiday/ (especially British English) seaside/​beach/​ski resort
• work for/​be operated by a major hotel chain
• be served by/​compete with low-cost/ (especially North American English) low-fare/​budget airlines
• book something through/​make a booking through/​use a travel agent
• contact/​check with your travel agent/​tour operator
• book/​be on/​go on a package deal/​holiday/​tour
• buy/​bring back (tacky/​overpriced) souvenirs
• We met a group of Italians on a tour in Peru.
• They made a whistle-stop tour of the five major towns.
• This summer we went on a walking tour around Provence.
• We're going on a tour of Bavaria.
• You can join an organized tour or you can visit independently.
• I'd like to do a tour of Belgium on foot.
• international
• on (a) tour
• tour of duty

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• We were given a guided tour (= by somebody who knows about the place) of the palace.
• a virtual tour (= shown on a computer) of the Taj Mahal
• a tour of inspection (= an official visit of a factory, classroom, etc. made by somebody whose job is to check that everything is working as expected)
• a tour guide
• tour of/round/around something Our host gave us a quick tour of the house.
• Come on, I'll give you the grand tour of the backyard.
• I made a lightning tour of the office to say goodbye.
• She takes tourists on ghost tours of Edinburgh.
• The next tour will begin at four o'clock.
• Garden tours are offered throughout the summer.
• After a whirlwind tour of the temples, it was time to find a hotel.
• tour of inspection
• The band is currently on a nine-day tour of France.
• on tour The band is on tour in France.
• a concert tour
• a world/European/UK tour
• The prince will visit Boston on the last leg (= part) of his American tour.
• a book/lecture/speaking tour
• Are you doing a tour for this new book?
• The group will shortly go on a ten-city European tour .
• We are going back to Prague as part of a small tour.
• The president embarked on a whirlwind tour of the provinces.
• Simon and Garfunkel's 2003 reunion tour
• The band is just back from a sell-out Asian tour.
• The group will shortly go on a ten-city European tour.
• a promotional tour for her new book
• the couple's first official overseas tour
• Dolly Parton's tour bus
• He wasn't selected for England's tour party to Australia.
• Phone for details of the band's tour dates.
• The team's tour manager called a press conference.
• on the tour He's been on the European tour for several years.
• The stand-off between the competing tours needs to be resolved.
• She's one of the most popular tour players.
• He served tours all over the world during his 35-year career.

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• the Tour of Britain
• package tour
• tour of duties

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• break-journey
• circumnavigation

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