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tour BrE / tʊə(r) /  BrE / tɔː(r) / Native audio playback is not supported. tour(verb)BrE / tʊə(r) /  BrE / tɔː(r) / to travel around a place, for example on holiday/vacation, or to perform, to advertise something, etc.He toured America with his one-man show.She toured the country promoting her book.We spent four weeks touring around Europe.Extra ExamplesShe has toured extensively in the US.She is currently touring with her new band.We plan to tour all over the country.I was on my own as I toured round.She took the photographs when she was touring around England.She’s been touring the country to promote her new book.The band toured the UK last year.The town makes an ideal base for touring the Highlands.We spent six weeks touring in Australia.Verb Formspresent simple I / you / we / they tourhe / she / it tourspast simple touredpast participle toured-ing form touringWord OriginMiddle English (originally referring to a tour of duty; also denoting a circular movement): from Old French, ‘turn’, via Latin from Greek tornos ‘lathe’. Sense 1 dates from the mid 17th cent.

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(verb) he toured america with his one-man show.she toured the country promoting her book.we spent four weeks touring around europe.she has toured extensively in the us. Search images by the wordhttps://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=tour This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Word	tour
WordType	(verb)
Phonetic	BrE / tʊə(r) / BrE / tɔː(r) /
Example	he toured america with his one-man show. she toured the country promoting her book. we spent four weeks touring around europe. she has toured extensively in the us.
Sound	Native audio playback is not supported.
Image	Search images by the word https://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=tour
Content	tour (verb)BrE / tʊə(r) / BrE / tɔː(r) / to travel around a place, for example on holiday/vacation, or to perform, to advertise something, etc. He toured America with his one-man show. She toured the country promoting her book. We spent four weeks touring around Europe. Extra Examples She has toured extensively in the US. She is currently touring with her new band. We plan to tour all over the country. I was on my own as I toured round. She took the photographs when she was touring around England. She’s been touring the country to promote her new book. The band toured the UK last year. The town makes an ideal base for touring the Highlands. We spent six weeks touring in Australia. Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they tour he / she / it tours past simple toured past participle toured -ing form touring Word Origin Middle English (originally referring to a tour of duty; also denoting a circular movement): from Old French, ‘turn’, via Latin from Greek tornos ‘lathe’. Sense 1 dates from the mid 17th cent.
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