Translations

3 languages

Examples

186 sentences

  1. We toured all the major cities.

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  2. Is there a tour guide available?

    deKann man einen Reiseführer bekommen? — Tamy

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  3. What places does that tour visit?

    deWelche Plätze werden bei dieser Tour besucht? — Tamy

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Meaning

3 senses

  1. (intransitive)To make a journey.

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

  2. (transitive)To make a circuit of a place.

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

  3. (obsolete)To toot a horn.

More definitions
  • make a tour of a certain place

Origin

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

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

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Forms

tours, touring, toured, toured

regular · Lesson

Base formtour · to tour
3rd person singulartours
Present participletouring
Past simpletoured
Past participletoured

Tenses

tour · toured · will tour · have toured

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Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theytour
he, she, ittours

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave toured
he, she, ithas toured

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill tour

Past simpleLesson

all personstoured

Word family

6 related words
Relatedtouristtourer
Derivedretourovertourtourableuntoured

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

Collocations

3 patterns
  • a tour guide
  • tour guide
  • day tours

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
toughB2toupeetourismB1touristA2

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