What does “tour” mean?
- 1
nouna trip visiting several places, or a short visit around a building or site
We took a guided tour of the museum.
- 2
nouna planned series of performances or games in different places
The band is on a world tour.
- 3
verbto travel around a place, or to perform in many places
They toured Europe last summer.
Tour at a glance
- Part of speech
- noun & verb
- CEFR level
- A2 (elementary)
- Pronunciation
- /tʊr/ · TOOR
How to use “tour” correctly
Say “a tour of the city” or “a tour around the city”, not “a tour in the city”.
Common phrases with “tour”
- guided tour
- on tour
- world tour
- tour of duty
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Word family
- tourist
- tourism
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