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tour

(to͝or)

1. A trip with visits to various places of interest for business, pleasure, or instruction.

2. A group organized for such a trip or for a shorter sightseeing excursion.

3. A brief trip to or through a place for the purpose of seeing it: a tour of the house.

4. A journey to fulfill a round of engagements in several places: a pianist on a concert tour.

5. A shift, as in a factory.

6. A period of duty at a single place or job.

7. Sports A series of professional tournaments, as in golf.

v. toured, tour·ing, tours

v.intr.

1. To travel from place to place, especially for pleasure.

2. To travel among various places while fulfilling engagements.

v.tr.

1. To make a tour of: toured Europe last summer; officials touring the scene of the disaster.

2. To present (a play, for example) on a tour.

[Middle English, a turn, from Old French (influenced by tourner, to turn about), from Latin tornus, lathe; see turn.]

tour′er n.

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tour

(tʊə)

1. an extended journey, usually taken for pleasure, visiting places of interest along the route

2. (Military) military a period of service, esp in one place of duty

3. a short trip, as for inspection

4. a trip made by a theatre company, orchestra, etc, to perform in several different places: a concert tour.

5. (General Sporting Terms) an overseas trip made by a cricket or rugby team, etc, to play in several places

6. to make a tour of (a place)

7. (Theatre) to perform (a show) or promote (a product) in several different places

8. (Marketing) to perform (a show) or promote (a product) in several different places

[C14: from Old French: a turn, from Latin tornus a lathe, from Greek tornos; compare turn]

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tour

(tʊər)

n.

1. a traveling around from place to place.

2. a long journey including the visiting of a number of places, esp. with a group led by a guide.

3. a brief trip through a place in order to view or inspect it.

4. a journey from town to town, as by a theatrical company or performer.

5. a period of duty at one place or in one job.

v.i.

6. to travel from place to place.

7. to travel from town to town giving performances.

v.t.

8. to travel through (a place).

9. to send or take (a theatrical company) from town to town.

[1250–1300; Middle English (n.) < Middle French < Latin tornus < Greek tórnos tool for making a circle. compare turn]

tour

Past participle: toured
Gerund: touring

Imperative
tour
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Present
I tour
you tour
he/she/it tours
we tour
you tour
they tour

Preterite
I toured
you toured
he/she/it toured
we toured
you toured
they toured

Present Continuous
I am touring
you are touring
he/she/it is touring
we are touring
you are touring
they are touring

Present Perfect
I have toured
you have toured
he/she/it has toured
we have toured
you have toured
they have toured

Past Continuous
I was touring
you were touring
he/she/it was touring
we were touring
you were touring
they were touring

Past Perfect
I had toured
you had toured
he/she/it had toured
we had toured
you had toured
they had toured

Future
I will tour
you will tour
he/she/it will tour
we will tour
you will tour
they will tour

Future Perfect
I will have toured
you will have toured
he/she/it will have toured
we will have toured
you will have toured
they will have toured

Future Continuous
I will be touring
you will be touring
he/she/it will be touring
we will be touring
you will be touring
they will be touring

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been touring
you have been touring
he/she/it has been touring
we have been touring
you have been touring
they have been touring

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been touring
you will have been touring
he/she/it will have been touring
we will have been touring
you will have been touring
they will have been touring

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been touring
you had been touring
he/she/it had been touring
we had been touring
you had been touring
they had been touring

Conditional
I would tour
you would tour
he/she/it would tour
we would tour
you would tour
they would tour

Past Conditional
I would have toured
you would have toured
he/she/it would have toured
we would have toured
you would have toured
they would have toured

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tour

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Noun	1.	tour - 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" circuit walkabout - a walking trip or tour journey, journeying - the act of traveling from one place to another grand tour - a sightseeing tour of a building or institution grand tour - an extended cultural tour of Europe taken by wealthy young Englishmen (especially in the 18th century) as part of their education itineration - journeying from place to place preaching or lecturing; a preaching tour or lecturing tour package holiday, package tour - a tour arranged by a travel agent; transportation and food and lodging are all provided at an inclusive price pub crawl - a tour of bars or public houses (usually taking one drink at each stop) whistle-stop tour - a tour by a candidate as part of a political campaign in which a series of small towns are visited; "in 1948 Truman crossed the country several times on his whistle-stop tours"
	2.	tour - a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else); "it's my go"; "a spell of work" go, spell, turn duty period, work shift, shift - the time period during which you are at work
	3.	tour - a period of time spent in military service duty tour, enlistment, hitch, term of enlistment, tour of duty period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"
Verb	1.	tour - make a tour of a certain place; "We toured the Provence this summer" take the road - give theatrical performances while traveling from town to town journey, travel - undertake a journey or trip visit, see - go to see a place, as for entertainment; "We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning"

tour

noun

1. circuit, course, round the first official cricket tour of South Africa for 22 years

2. journey, expedition, excursion, trip, progress, outing, jaunt, junket, peregrination week five of my tour of European cities

3. visit, inspection, ramble, walk round, walkabout a guided tour of a ruined Scottish castle

4. stint (usually used to refer to a time serving in the forces) turn, shift, stretch, spell, period of service, period of enlistment His tour of duty in Ireland changed him.

verb

1. travel round, holiday in, travel through, journey round, trek round, go on a trip through A few years ago they toured the country in a roadshow.

2. visit, explore, go round, inspect, walk round, drive round, sightsee You can tour the site in modern coaches fitted with videos.

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tour

noun

1. A course, process, or journey that ends where it began or repeats itself:

circle, circuit, cycle, orbit, round, turn.

2. A journey undertaken with a specific objective:

expedition, pilgrimage, safari, trek, voyage.

3. A limited, often assigned period of activity, duty, or opportunity:

bout, go, hitch, inning (often used in plural), shift, spell, stint, stretch, time, trick, turn, watch.

4. A term of service, as in the military or in prison:

hitch, stretch, time.

Translations

جَوْلَةجَوْلَة عَمَل في خارج البِلادجَوْلَهرِحْلَهيَتَجَوَّلُ

procestovatprohlídkaslužební cestazájezdcesta

turudstationeringvære på turnerundrejserundvisning

Tour bereisen Dienstzeit Exkurs Rundgang

περιοδεία περιοδεύω

gira recorrer viajar viaje visita

ekskursiokierroskiertoajelukiertokäyntikiertomatka

tour tournée visiter voyage visite

obilazititurneja

körsétakörutazást teszkülszolgálatturnévendégjáték

ferîalagferîast umòjónustutími á tilteknum staîskoîunartúr

giro giro turistico in tourn viaggiare viaggio

旅行旅行する

여행여행하다

apžiūrinėjimaskeliauti potarnybos laikasturizmasturizmo

apceļotapskatebrauciensceļojumsceļot

excursie reis rondgang rondleiding tour

reise rundt rundreise dra på tur

objechać wycieczka

digressão ir em turnê passear

тур турне поход

precestovaťslužobná cesta

obhodpotovanjepotovatiturneja

resa runtrundresa

การท่องเที่ยวไปชมสถานที่ต่างๆตระเวน

dolaşmadolaşmak gezigezmekgörev süresi

chuyến du lịchchuyến lưu diễn

旅游游览参观巡视

tour

[ˈtʊəʳ]

A. N

1. (by tourist) [of country] → gira f, viaje m; [of city] → recorrido m; [of building, exhibition] → visita f
a tour around Europe → una gira or un viaje por Europa
to go on a tour of sth they went on a tour of the Lake District → hicieron una excursión or un viaje por la Región de los Lagos
to go on a walking/cycling tour → hacer una excursión a pie/en bicicleta
we went on a tour around London → hicimos un recorrido por Londres
guided tour [of famous building] → visita f guiada or con guía; [of city] → recorrido m turístico (con guía)
see also coach, conducted B1
see also grand, mystery

2. (by musician, team, statesman) → gira f
concert tour → gira f de conciertos
he is currently on a lecture tour in the States → actualmente está dando una serie de conferencias por Estados Unidos
they gave us a tour of the factory → nos enseñaron la fábrica
tour of inspection → recorrido m or ronda f de inspección
he made a tour of the villages threatened by the volcano → visitó or recorrió los pueblos amenazados por el volcán
to be/go on tour → estar/ir de gira
to take a play on tour → hacer una gira con una obra de teatro
world tour → gira f mundial
see also whistle-stop

3. (Mil) tour of duty → periodo m de servicio

4. (US) (Golf) the tour → la temporada

B. VT

1. (as tourist) [+ country, region] → recorrer, viajar por; [+ town] → recorrer
they are touring France → están recorriendo Francia, están viajando por Francia

2. (officially) → ir de gira por
the band toured Europe last year → el año pasado el grupo se fue de gira por Europa
the Royal Opera is currently touring Japan → actualmente la Royal Opera está de gira por Japón
the play is touring the provinces → están de gira con la obra por provincias
the England team will be touring South Africa this winter → el equipo inglés hará una gira por Sudáfrica este invierno
the Prince toured the factory → el Príncipe visitó la fábrica

C. VI

1. [tourist] → viajar
they went touring in Italy → se fueron de viaje por Italia

2. (officially) [musician, team] → ir de gira
he's currently touring in the States → actualmente está de gira por Estados Unidos

D. CPD tour director N (US) → guía mf turístico/a
tour guide N → guía mf turístico/a
tour manager N (Sport, Mus) → encargado/a m/f de gira
tour operator N → touroperador(a) m/f

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tour

[ˈtʊə^r]

(= journey) → voyage m
a package tour → un voyage organisé
to go on a tour of [+ country, area] → visiter
I went on a tour of Scotland during my vacation → J'ai visité l'Écosse pendant mes vacances.

(= short visit) (round town, museum) → visite f
to go on a tour of sth (with guide, on bus) → visiter qch, faire une visite de qch
We went on a tour of the city → Nous avons visité la ville. guided tour

(by band, team, actors) → tournée f
to go on tour → partir en tournée

[tourist, visitor] → visiter

[band, team, actors] → être en tournée à
Paul Weller's touring Europe → Paul Weller est en tournée en Europe.

modif [bus] → de tournée; [dates] → de tournées; [diary] → des tournées tour companytour company n → voyagiste m

tour

(= journey, walking tour etc) → Tour f; (by bus, car etc also) → Fahrt f, → Reise f, → Tour f; (of town, building, exhibition etc) → Rundgang m → (of durch); (also guided tour) → Führung f → (of durch); (by bus) → Rundfahrt f → (of durch); to go on a tour of Scotland → auf eine Schottlandreise gehen; to make a tour of Germany → eine Deutschlandreise machen; he took us on a tour of the Highlands → er machte mit uns eine Reise durch die Highlands

(also tour of inspection) → Runde f → (of durch); (esp on foot) → Rundgang m → (of durch); he had a 3-year tour (of duty) in Africa → er wurde für drei Jahre nach Afrika versetzt; leave between tours (of duty) → Urlaub m → zwischen zwei Versetzungen; to make a tour of the site/house → einen Rundgang durch das Gelände/das Haus machen

(Theat) → Gastspielreise f, → Tournee f → (of durch); (Sport) → Tournee f; to go/be on tour → auf Gastspielreise or Tournee gehen/sein; to take a company/play on tour → mit einer Truppe/einem Stück auf Gastspielreise or Tournee gehen

country, district etc → fahren durch; (on foot) → ziehen durch (inf); (= travel around) → bereisen; to tour the world → um die Welt reisen, eine Weltreise machen

(= visit) town, building, exhibition → einen Rundgang machen durch, besichtigen; (by bus etc) → eine Rundfahrt machen durch

(Theat, Sport) → eine Tournee machen durch

(on holiday) → eine Reise or Tour or Fahrt machen; we’re touring (around) → wir reisen herum; to go touring → eine Tour machen

(Theat, Sport) → eine Tournee machen; to go/be touring → auf Tournee gehen/sein

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tour

[ˈtʊəʳ]

1. n (gen) → giro; (of building, exhibition, town) → visita; (by performers, team) → tournée f inv
package tour → viaggio organizzato
a round the world tour → un giro del mondo
to go on a tour of (region, country) → fare il giro di (museum, castle) → visitare
to go on a walking/cycling tour of Tuscany → fare il giro della Toscana a piedi/in bicicletta
on tour (Theatre) → in tournée
to go on tour → andare in tournée
tour of inspection → giro d'ispezione

2. vt (subj, tourists) → fare un giro di, fare un viaggio in; (performers, team) → fare una tournée in

3. vi (also to go touring) → andare a fare un viaggio

tour

(tuə) noun

1. a journey to several places and back. They went on a tour of Italy.

2. a visit around a particular place. He took us on a tour of the house and gardens.

3. an official period of time of work usually abroad. He did a tour of duty in Fiji.

verb

to go on a tour (around). to tour Europe.

ˈtourism noun

the industry dealing with tourists ie hotels, catering etc. Tourism is an important part of our economy.

ˈtourist noun

a person who travels for pleasure. London is usually full of tourists; (also adjective) the tourist industry.

ˈtour guide noun

a person who guides tourists on trips.

ˈtourist guide noun

a guide with information about tourist attractions.

tour

→ جَوْلَة, يَتَجَوَّلُ procestovat, zájezd tur, være på turne bereisen, Tour περιοδεία, περιοδεύω gira, recorrer kiertomatka, tehdä kiertomatka tour, visiter obilaziti, turneja fare un giro turistico, giro turistico 旅行, 旅行する 여행, 여행하다 tour, touren reise rundt, rundreise objechać, wycieczka digressão, ir em turnê, passear тур, турне resa runt, rundresa การท่องเที่ยวไปชมสถานที่ต่างๆ, ตระเวน tur, tura çıkmak chuyến du lịch, chuyến lưu diễn 旅游, 游览

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The boasted "tour of the world" was talked about, disputed, argued with as much warmth as if the subject were another Alabama claim.

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"And how about a tour abroad?" asked the family doctor.

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But, before a wheel turns, listen to a brief preamble through the cardiaphone, which shall point out to you an object of interest on life's sightseeing tour.

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Her tour to the Lakes was now the object of her happiest thoughts; it was her best consolation for all the uncomfortable hours which the discontentedness of her mother and Kitty made inevitable; and could she have included Jane in the scheme, every part of it would have been perfect.

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The above everyday events had occurred, and a few weeks had passed, when on one fine morning, Parliament being over, the summer advanced, and all the good company in London about to quit that city for their annual tour in search of pleasure or health, the Batavier steamboat left the Tower-stairs laden with a goodly company of English fugitives.

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The University covered the left bank of the Seine, from the Tournelle to the Tour de Nesle, points which correspond in the Paris of to-day, the one to the wine market, the other to the mint.

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'And anyhow, I ought to have had the part in the first place instead of when the tour's half over.

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She told me that having a considerable taste for the Beauties of Nature, her curiosity to behold the delightful scenes it exhibited in that part of the World had been so much raised by Gilpin's Tour to the Highlands, that she had prevailed on her Father to undertake a Tour to Scotland and had persuaded Lady Dorothea to accompany them.

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Malaria still festered in me and put me on my back in shivering delirium at the most unexpected moments, compelling me to cancel a double lecture tour which had been arranged.

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As a married woman," she proceeded, with the air of a matron of at least twenty years' standing, "I have been thinking the subject over; and I have arrived at the conclusion that a honey-moon which takes the form of a tour on the Continent, is one of our national abuses which stands in need of reform.

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Yes, I would find King Arthur's Round Table once more--I had already found it several times--and use it for a base of departure on an exploring tour for my bed; if I could find my bed I could then find my water pitcher; I would quench my raging thirst and turn in.

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"No; not this time at least; for I am in a hurry to continue our submarine tour of the earth.