Standard Lemma guide

tour

name · noun · verb · 20 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /tɔː(ɹ)/ pour–poor merger
  • /tʊə(ɹ)/ without the pour–poor merger
  • Northern-Ireland, Scotland: /tʉːɹ/
  • Northumbria: /tuːɐ/
  • /tʊɚ/ without the pour–poor merger
  • /tʊɹ/ without the pour–poor merger
  • /tɔɹ/ pour–poor merger
  • Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Ireland: /tuːɹ/
  • Australian: /tʊə/
  • Queensland Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)
  • rhymes with -ʊə(ɹ)
  • homophone: tore (pour–poor merger)
  • homophone: tor (pour–poor merger, horse–hoarse merger)
  • homophone: taw (pour–poor merger, horse–hoarse merger, non-rhotic)
  • CMU ARPABET: T UH1 R Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

Ellipsis of Tour de France.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Topics: cycling, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A journey through a particular building, estate, country, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • On our last holiday to Spain we took a tour of the wine-growing regions.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A guided visit to a particular place, or virtual place.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • On the company's website, you can take a virtual tour of the headquarters.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A journey through a given list of places, such as by an entertainer performing concerts.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Metallica's tour of Europe

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A trip taken to another country in which several matches are played.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, rugby, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

A street and road race, frequently multiday.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: cycling, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

A set of competitions which make up a championship.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

A tour of duty.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: government, military, politics, war

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

noun

Meaning 9

A closed trail.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: graph-theory, mathematics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

noun

Meaning 10

A going round; a circuit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

11

noun

Meaning 11

A turn; a revolution.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

Examples

  • the tours of the heavenly bodies

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

12

noun

Meaning 12

A circuit of snooker tournaments

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, snooker, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

13

noun

Meaning 13

A tower.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

14

verb

Meaning 14

To make a journey.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

  • The Rolling Stones were still touring when they were in their seventies.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

15

verb

Meaning 15

To make a circuit of a place.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • The circuses have been touring Europe for the last few weeks.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

16

verb

Meaning 16

To toot a horn.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

17

noun

Meaning 17

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: circuit

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: journey, journeying

Narrower terms: walkabout, grand tour, itineration, package tour, package holiday, pub crawl, whistle-stop tour

18

noun

Meaning 18

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • it's my go
  • a spell of work

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: go, spell, turn

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: shift, work shift, duty period

19

noun

Meaning 19

a period of time spent in military service

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: enlistment, hitch, term of enlistment, tour of duty, duty tour

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: time period, period of time, period

20

verb

Meaning 20

make a tour of a certain place

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • We toured the Provence this summer

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: travel, journey

Narrower terms: take the road, visit, see

History

Etymology

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

From Old French tor, French tour (“tower”).

See toot.

Across languages

Translations

138 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: رِحْلَة (riḥla) — journey
  • Arabic: جَوْلَة (jawla) — journey
  • Arabic: جولة (gawla) — journey
  • Armenian: շրջագայություն (šrǰagayutʻyun) — journey
  • Armenian: ճանապարհորդություն (čanaparhordutʻyun) — journey
  • Bulgarian: обико́лка (obikólka) — journey
  • Catalan: recorregut — journey
  • Chinese Mandarin: 旅游 (lǚyóu) — journey
  • Chinese Mandarin: 旅行 (lǚxíng) — journey
  • Chinese Mandarin: 旅途 (lǚtú) — journey
  • Chinese Mandarin: 旅程 (lǚchéng) — journey
  • Danish: tur — journey
  • Danish: rundtur — journey
  • Dutch: excursie — journey
  • Dutch: reis — journey
  • Dutch: toer — journey
  • Finnish: matka — journey
  • Finnish: kiertoajelu — journey
  • Finnish: kiertokäynti — journey
  • Finnish: ekskursio — journey
  • French: excursion — journey
  • French: voyage — journey
  • French: tournée — journey
  • German: Tour — journey
  • German: Reise — journey
  • Greek: περιοδεία (periodeía) — journey
  • Hebrew: סיור (siyúr) — journey
  • Hebrew: טיול (tiyúl) — journey
  • Hebrew: תִּיּוּר (tiyúr) — journey
  • Higaonon: soroy — journey
  • Ido: turo — journey
  • Indonesian: tur — journey
  • Italian: viaggio — journey
  • Japanese: 旅行 (ryokō) — journey
  • Japanese: 旅 (tabi) — journey
  • Japanese: ツアー (tsuā) — journey
  • Korean: 여행 (yeohaeng) — journey
  • Korean: 투어 (tueo) — journey
  • Luganda: okulambula — journey
  • Mongolian: аялал (ajalal) — journey
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tur — journey
  • Norwegian Bokmål: rundtur — journey
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tur — journey
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: rundtur — journey
  • Portuguese: passeio — journey
  • Russian: путеше́ствие (putešéstvije) — journey
  • Russian: пое́здка (pojézdka) — journey
  • Russian: турне́ (turnɛ́) — journey
  • Scottish Gaelic: cuairt — journey
  • Scottish Gaelic: turas — journey
  • Spanish: recorrido — journey
  • Spanish: tour — journey
  • Spanish: tournée (turné) — journey
  • Tamil: சுற்றுலா (cuṟṟulā) — journey
  • Thai: ทัวร์ (tuua) — journey
  • Tibetan: འགྲུལ་བཞུད ('grul bzhud) — journey
  • Turkish: gezi — journey
  • Turkish: gezinti — journey
  • Vietnamese: du lịch — journey
  • Vietnamese: lữ hành — journey
  • Armenian: շրջագայություն (šrǰagayutʻyun) — guided visit
  • Armenian: տուր (tur) — guided visit
  • Bulgarian: тур (tur) — guided visit
  • Dutch: rondgang — guided visit
  • Dutch: rondleiding — guided visit
  • Finnish: kiertokäynti — guided visit
  • Finnish: opastettu kierros — guided visit
  • French: visite guidée — guided visit
  • German: Tour — guided visit
  • German: Rundgang — guided visit
  • Greek: περιήγηση (periígisi) — guided visit
  • Greek: ξενάγηση (xenágisi) — guided visit
  • Ancient Greek: περιήγησις (periḗgēsis) — guided visit
  • Indonesian: tur — guided visit
  • Norwegian Bokmål: rundtur — guided visit
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: rundtur — guided visit
  • Persian: تور (tur) — guided visit
  • Portuguese: excursão — guided visit
  • Portuguese: tour — guided visit
  • Russian: тур (tur) — guided visit
  • Scottish Gaelic: cuairt — guided visit
  • Scottish Gaelic: turas — guided visit
  • Spanish: tour — guided visit
  • Tamil: சுற்றுலா (cuṟṟulā) — guided visit
  • Thai: ทัวร์ (tuua) — guided visit
  • Turkish: tur — guided visit
  • Vietnamese: chuyến du lịch — guided visit
  • Armenian: շրջագայություն (šrǰagayutʻyun) — journey through given list of places
  • Bulgarian: турне́ (turné) — journey through given list of places
  • Catalan: gira — journey through given list of places
  • Finnish: kiertue — journey through given list of places
  • French: tournée — journey through given list of places
  • Galician: xira — journey through given list of places
  • German: Tour — journey through given list of places
  • German: Tournee — journey through given list of places
  • Greek: περιοδεία (periodeía) — journey through given list of places
  • Hebrew: סבב הופעות (sevev hofāʿot) — journey through given list of places
  • Indonesian: tur — journey through given list of places
  • Italian: tournée — journey through given list of places
  • Italian: (abbrevation) tour — journey through given list of places
  • Māori: toronga — journey through given list of places
  • Occitan: virada — journey through given list of places
  • Portuguese: turnê — journey through given list of places
  • Scottish Gaelic: cuairt — journey through given list of places
  • Scottish Gaelic: turas — journey through given list of places
  • Serbo-Croatian: turneja — journey through given list of places
  • Spanish: gira — journey through given list of places
  • Spanish: tour — journey through given list of places
  • Spanish: tournée (turné) — journey through given list of places
  • Swedish: turné — journey through given list of places
  • Tamil: சுற்றுலா (cuṟṟulā) — journey through given list of places
  • Vietnamese: chuyến du lịch — journey through given list of places
  • Bulgarian: обико́лка (obikólka) — cycling: multistage street and road race
  • Catalan: volta — cycling: multistage street and road race
  • Dutch: ronde — cycling: multistage street and road race
  • French: tour — cycling: multistage street and road race
  • Italian: giro — cycling: multistage street and road race
  • Spanish: vuelta — cycling: multistage street and road race
  • Bulgarian: but see прост ци́къл (prost cíkǎl) — graph theory: a closed trail
  • Chinese Mandarin: 一笔画 — graph theory: a closed trail
  • Tamil: சுற்று (cuṟṟu) — graph theory: a closed trail
  • Bulgarian: обикалям (obikaljam) — to make a journey
  • Bulgarian: обхождам (obhoždam) — to make a journey
  • Dutch: toeren — to make a journey
  • French: tourner — to make a journey
  • Greek: περιοδεύω (periodévo) — to make a journey
  • Greek: περιηγούμαι (periigoúmai) — to make a journey
  • Hebrew: תָּר (tar) — to make a journey
  • Spanish: recorrer — to make a journey
  • Turkish: gezmek — to make a journey
  • Ottoman Turkish: كزمك (gezmek) — to make a journey
  • Bulgarian: гастролирам (gastroliram) — to make a circuit
  • Māori: tawhio — to make a circuit
  • Māori: tāpoi — to make a circuit
  • Spanish: recorrer — to make a circuit
  • Tamil: சுற்று (cuṟṟu) — to make a circuit
  • Turkish: turlamak — to make a circuit
  • Ottoman Turkish: كزمك (gezmek) — to make a circuit