tour1 nountour2 verb
tourtour1 /tʊə $ tʊr/ ●●● S3 W2 noun [countable] 
WORD ORIGINtour1
Origin:
1300-1400 Old French tour, tourn ‘circular course, turn’; ➔ TURN1EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- a bicycle tour
- a three-year tour in Germany with the Army
- Did you see Bruce Springsteen on his last tour?
- Norton is on tour promoting her new children's book.
- Package tours that include tickets to Olympic events have sold well.
- The tour includes stops in Salzburg and Vienna.
- The last leg of the tour will take the team to Dallas.
- The prime minister has left for a three-week tour of South America.
- They like to take package tours because they hate dealing with details.
- We took a bicycle tour of Tuscany.
- Baltimore Mayor Kurt Schmoke is putting up a crab cake dinner, and a tour of Baltimore.
- Half its resorts have snowshoe tours.
- It was the latter's first innings of the tour.
- Naturally there's plenty of wine-tasting tours, visits to the huge cellars and between June and October wine festivals are held.
THESAURUS
especially British English an occasion when you travel from one place to another – used especially about travelling a long distance, or travelling somewhere regularly: · The journey took us over three hours.· My journey to work normally takes around 30 minutes.· a four-hour train journey
a journey to visit a place: · How about a trip to the seaside on Saturday?· a business trip
a journey for pleasure, during which you visit several different towns, areas etc: · Last summer we went on a tour of Europe.
a short journey by a group of people to visit a place, especially while they are on holiday: · The cost of the holiday includes excursions to nearby places of interest.
a long and carefully organized journey, especially to a dangerous or unfamiliar place: · Scott’s expedition to the Antarctic· a military expedition
the journey to and from work that someone does every day: · People are fed up with the daily commute on overcrowded trains.
a journey to a holy place for religious reasons: · the annual pilgrimage to Mecca
a long journey, for example over mountains or through forests, especially one that people do on foot for pleasure: · a two-week trek across the Atlas Mountains
noun [uncountable] the general activity of moving from one place to another: · Her new job involves a lot of travel.
noun [plural] someone’s journeys to or in places that are far away: · I’m longing to hear all about your travels in China.
different types of trip noun [countable] a trip for pleasure, during which you visit several different towns, areas etc: · She’s on a three week tour of Europe.
noun [countable] a short trip to visit a place on holiday, usually by a group of people: · You can go on an afternoon excursion to Catalina Island.
noun [countable] a long and carefully organized trip, especially to a dangerous or unfamiliar place: · Lewis and Clark’s expedition across North America· Scott led an expedition to the South Pole.
noun [countable] a trip to or from work that someone does every day: · How long is your daily commute?
noun [countable] a trip by boat from one piece of land to another: · The Atlantic crossing was rough and stormy.
noun [countable] a trip by boat for pleasure: · We went on a cruise around the Caribbean.
noun [countable] a very long trip in which you travel by ship or in a spacecraft: · Columbus set out on his voyage across the ocean.
noun [countable] a long and difficult trip on foot, in a place far from towns and cities: · They did a trek across the Atlas Mountains.
noun [countable] a trip to a holy place for religious reasons: · She went on a pilgrimage to Lourdes.
Longman Language Activatora place where people go or stay on holidays a place where a lot of people go for a holiday, especially one that has a lot of things specially provided for tourists such as hotels, swimming pools, organized activities etc: · Acapulco is one of Mexico's most popular resorts.· Lift tickets at most ski resorts are about $30 to $40 a day.
something such as a museum, place, event etc that tourists want to see: · Graceland, Elvis Presley's former home, is now a tourist attraction that draws more than 600,000 visitors every year.
a place where a lot of people like to go on holiday: · Amsterdam is the Netherlands' most popular tourist destination.· Phuket is an international tourist destination 430 miles south of Bangkok.
a place that a lot of tourists go to, but where hotels, food, gifts etc are more expensive than they should be, and that is often not as pleasant or interesting as tourists expect : · Residents are worried that the president's home town will turn into a tourist trap.
American a place where children go to stay for a short time and do special activities and have fun: · College students work at a camp for kids from the inner city, leading craft activities and sports competitions.· A girl's basketball camp is being organized by the City Recreation Department.summer camp: · He's going to a Boy Scout summer camp for two weeks in August.day camp (=a camp where children go during the day, but come home at night): · The YMCA is running a day camp with crafts, sports, and water fun.
British a place where people, especially families, go for their holidays and where there are a lot of organized activities: · She won a talent show at a holiday camp in Wales.
a holiday during which you travel on a large boat that has entertainment, restaurants, swimming pools etc: · The seven-day cruise stops at Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta and other Mexican resorts.cruise liner/ship: · a luxury cruise ship
a trip in which you visit several different places with a group of other people: · The tour includes stops in Salzburg and Vienna.package tour (=a tour in which all the travel arrangements are made by the tour company): · Package tours that include tickets to Olympic events have sold well.
British /vacation home American a house that someone owns in a place such as the mountains or the coast where they go for their holidays: · Many Swedes have small vacation homes on a lake shore.
a holiday home that you buy with other people, so that each person can spend a period of time there: · They have a timeshare in Majorca.
American /campsite British a place where people can bring tents or vehicles that they sleep in, to stay in while they are on holiday : · Campgrounds in Glacier National Park open in late May and early June.· Most French towns have a municipal campsite.
a cheap hotel where people can stay for a short time while they are travelling on their holidays: · We stayed at a cheap hostel in the centre of Prague.
the business of arranging holidays for people all the jobs that are involved in providing services for tourists: · Restrictions introduced to control foot and mouth disease have hit the tourist industry hard.· In the U.S., the travel industry is the second largest employer in the nation.
when people travel to another place for a holiday - use this especially when you are talking about all the services tourists need, such as hotels, food etc: · As part of a plan to increase tourism, visitors staying less than 90 days do not need a visa.· The country relies on tourism and the sale of raw materials for hard currency.
a business that arranges travel and holidays: · Travel agencies issue at least 80 percent of all airline tickets.
someone who leads a tour to different places and tells people about their history, meaning etc: · Student tour guides take visitors on a one-hour tour of the campus.· According to our tour guide, Gibraltar is the largest fortress in the world.
to show someone a house, building, or place to show someone a house, building, or other place by walking with them around it and telling them about it: · Let me show you the garden.· It's worth asking a local guide to show you the sights.· The real estate agent showed them house after house, but they couldn't find one they liked.
also show somebody round British to show someone the interesting or important parts of a place or building when they first visit it: · She'd never been to Oxford before, so I offered to show her round.· Later, he showed Margaret all around his new house.· In the afternoon, we were shown around the Kennedy Space Center.
to show someone a building or place on an official tour: conduct around: · The visitors were conducted around the factory by senior managers.· An officer was sent to conduct the journalists around the shattered building.
to show someone a city, museum, house etc, and tell them about all the important or interesting parts of it: · Gregory took us on a riverboat tour down the Volga. · Officials were taken on a tour of the one-time maximum security prison.
a journey especially British the period you spend travelling from one place to another - use this especially about someone travelling for a long distance or when talking about someone regularly travelling somewhere, for example to school or work: · We had an awful journey - there was heavy snow and the car broke downbus/train/car etc journey: · It was a long train journey to St Petersburg.a two-hour/five-mile journey: · They arrived in Nice after an eight-hour journey by car.make a journey: · These birds make an incredible 10,000-kilometre journey to Africa every winter.
a journey in which you go to a place, stay there for a short time, and then come back. In American English, trip can be used to mean any journey: · We had a fantastic trip - the flight was fine and the hotel was perfect.· The trip to the coast took longer than we expected.take a trip/go on a trip: · They decided to take a trip to Paris.on a trip (=taking a trip): · My husband's away on a business trip in China.business/school/skiing etc trip: · My dad and I used to go on a camping trip alone together every summer.a two-hour/five-mile etc trip American: · It's only a three-hour trip by plane to Seattle.boat/car/plane etc trip: · It's such a nice day - how about going on a boat trip?road trip American (=a long trip in a car): · My friend and I took several road trips to New York City.
a journey for pleasure during which you visit several different towns, areas etc. A tour is also an organized journey made by an entertainer, sports team, or politician in order to perform, play, or speak in several places: · Did you see Bruce Springsteen on his last tour?tour of: · We took a bicycle tour of Tuscany.· The prime minister has left for a three-week tour of South America.on tour: · Norton is on tour promoting her new children's book.a leg of a tour (=part of a tour): · The last leg of the tour will take the team to Dallas.package tour (=planned holiday with all costs included): · They like to take package tours because they hate dealing with details.
a journey in a plane: · All flights to Tokyo were delayed because of bad weather.a 30-minute/3-hour etc flight: · It's a 7-hour flight to New York.
a short journey in a vehicle such as a car, or on a bicycle or a horse: · He pretended to be asleep for the entire two hour ride.bike/car/horse etc ride: · On the car ride back from the airport he told her all about his trip.go for a ride (=ride somewhere just for enjoyment): · She took me to see the horse and asked if I wanted to go for a ride.
a journey in a car: · It's a beautiful day for a drive in the country.a 12-hour/15-minute etc drive: · It's about a 20-minute drive into the city from here.take a drive/go for a drive: · Let's take a drive out to the farm.
a short journey in a boat or ship from one side of a lake, river, or sea to the other: · The crossing from Dover to Calais is often very rough.
a long journey in a boat or ship: · In those days, the voyage to Australia was long and dangerous.
a long journey, especially one made by a group of people, to visit a dangerous place or a place that has never been visited before: · The purpose of the expedition was to explore the North American coastline.· an expedition to the North Pole
a long and difficult journey, for example over mountains or through forests, especially when you are walking. Some people also go on treks for interest and enjoyment: · The team is preparing for a two week trek across the Atlas Mountains.
to travel as part of your job · Do you have to travel a lot in your new job?· The post will involve you travelling to Germany about three times a year.
to travel every day to get to work because you live in a different city or town from the one you work in: · I don't mind commuting on the train as long as I have a good book to read.· Kendall commutes into the city every day from Waltham.
if a sports team, entertainer, politician etc tours , they travel to many different places in order to play, perform, or be seen: · Haynes recorded with Charlie Parker and toured with Sarah Vaughan in the 1950s.· The theatre company will tour later this year.tour the country/the US/Russia etc: · The team is currently touring Australia in a series of friendly games.
if a musician, actor, sportsman etc is on tour , he or she is travelling to many different places so that people can see them play or perform: · Jennings is currently on tour, promoting and reading from his new children's book.· At the moment the band is on tour in Europe.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
a cycling tour of Cornwall We met on a coach tour in Italy. a guided tour around the Kennedy Space Center Kim worked as a tour guide in Cambridge last summer. the first leg of the band’s European tour (=the first part of it)COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES My parents are going on a cruise. a tour guide Julian travelled with Caribbean Connection, the UK's leading Caribbean tour operator (=company that arranges holidays).
a cycling tour of Cornwall We met on a coach tour in Italy. a guided tour around the Kennedy Space Center Kim worked as a tour guide in Cambridge last summer. the first leg of the band’s European tour (=the first part of it)· How about going on a coach tour around Europe this year?
(=a journey made by musicians to perform in different places)· This year we did a concert tour of the United States.
(=a trip to a different country to play cricket)· England's cricket tour to the West Indies
(=period of working in another country as a soldier, government officer etc)· He became a General, and his tours of duty included Korea and Vietnam.
(=one that moves from place to place)· The touring exhibition is scheduled to be in Dallas from March until June.
My parents are going on a cruise. a tour guide (=an official visit to inspect something)· Morris took off on his tour of inspection.
(=a trip that someone takes to many different places to give a lecture)· He’s on a lecture tour of the US.
Julian travelled with Caribbean Connection, the UK's leading Caribbean tour operator (=company that arranges holidays). (=a holiday on which you walk a lot, especially in the countryside)
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· Perhaps some were just following the current fashionable tour.· The current tour is on the road for 11 weeks before a London season.· The Seattle-based singer stunned fans when nodded off on stage at a packed stadium on his band's current U.S. tour.
· Come on, Miss, the grand tour.· Make a kind of grand tour on my own, take the waters and cure what ails me.· The world with Palin is armchair travel on the scale of the grand tour, in the company of an agreeable guide.· The market place can be confusing but Trader Horn picks his way through the mire Going for the grand tour.· Travel: Grand tours with great commentators Which cultural holiday?· The rich also visited Madeira in their private yachts as part of a grand tour.· Edouard, at Isobel's suggestion, took her on a grand tour.
· She was most meticulous in her guided tour, opening every door.· National Trust Gift Shop, educational facilities, light refreshments and guided tours are available in the Summer.· Cost is £3.50 a person - or £8 for the family - and the guided tour holds a hidden bonus.· A variety of holidays in locations at home and abroad including guided tours have been arranged for them annually for many years.· For women alone, it is not advisable to go sightseeing at night unless it is with a guided tour of nightspots.· Salzburg is a fascinating city too, and the guided tour is by far the best way to get your initial bearings.· Underground Works: Take an audio guided tour of these fascinating tunnels and works that date back to 1216.· Don't let the ultra-sophisticates put you off the guided city tour.
· Meanwhile, it is launching into an impressive national tour.· Seibel has exclusive rights to play the late, witty illustrator, and comes to Tucson as part of a national tour.· They're working an intense 8-hour day, 5 days a week in preparation for a national tour in March.· Throughout the next two decades, she ran Buffalo Booking, organizing national tours for its clients.· All the brothers are attending the opening nights of the show, which is seven weeks into a national tour.· The Alley dancers went back out on the road in May to continue their national tour of mostly one-night stands.· The show, premiered last night, is beginning a national tour.
· Won't Pay! in from a recent tour and directed by Romy Baskerville.· During a recent three-year tour of duty as a newspaper correspondent in the Middle East I found abundant cause for both.· A recent study tour found the use of video and screens had reduced as children were better empowered.· During a recent pickup truck tour, Frank Sharp drove along a section of fence on the northeastern edge of the property.
· In the spring of 1989, the augmented Wedding Present line-up completed a short tour to promote the record.· In Part Five, I provide a short tour of the history of economic thought.· In the short term the tour management may feel bound to stick with the hairline decision they took before the Galle Test.· Lindford are planning a short tour of Kent in May.· Afterwards there was gloomy talk that short tours by Home Unions might not have much appeal for either country in the future.· A short guided tour of the workplace, with explanations and a chance to ask questions may come first.
NOUN· She says we went on a bus tour and learnt about the architecture and colleges.· Also, bus tours of Historic Los Angeles are available.· A two-hour bus tour takes in the main sites and ends at a peak overlooking the city.· Group bus tours are, for the most part, great ways for seniors to travel.· Jesse Ventura will visit northwestern Minnesota next week as part of a two-day, 12-city bus tour.· On Thursday and Friday, Dole will resume his bus tour, traveling in Ohio.· After that, a quick bus tour of Managua.
· More widespread are the commission arrangements with theatre agencies and tour companies.· Nearrecovery came after a lobby conference with the tour company manager, who agreed to replace our guide.· Now Butlins itself is struggling, its customers lured overseas by the package tour companies.· You know, I have my own tour company.· Even the tour companies themselves include a range of different brand names under their umbrellas.· The taxi driver who approached us outside the terminal was fluent enough to say he had been sent by the tour company.· That could drive some tour companies out of business, they said.
· He likes his new life as a tour guide better, he says, because he likes people.· Was I expected to take time off from work to play tour guide, as our host in New Zealand had?· The official tour guide, a close-cropped ragga called Garfield Logan, asks us to leave our shoes outside.· This act of gross indecency provoked stern disapproval from the tour guide.· The tour guides say it took a year to sculpt each ceiling.· Most of these groups are missing from both hipster tour guides and the colonial archive.· Hostetler served as tour guide, supervising an offense that shed its lingering turnover habit.
· Accommodation Eleven years as the principal tour operators in Nidri enable us to choose the best accommodation in town.· Need help in checking on the reliability of a travel agency or tour operator?· And resorts, tour operators and shops can not afford to advertise if they are on the breadline.· These should be confirmed with travel agents or tour operators.· Ask your tour operator where the water in your hotel comes from.· Euro Disney claims that one of its tour operators has sold 70 percent of its first three months of Euro Disney allocations.· It has become such an attraction that local tour operators are beating a path to its door.· Alternatively, use Air Miles to get generous discounts on holidays with leading tour operators.
· The package tour was not dead, it had gone up market and further afield.· Now Butlins itself is struggling, its customers lured overseas by the package tour companies.· Finally, when choosing an overseas package tour, do not skimp.· The air inclusive package tour holiday requires a certain amount of compliant behaviour in order to work.
· This lunch-hour world tour ends with a jaunt to Baja.· I was only sixteen; they wouldn't let me go on a world tour.· The federation was irate because it had wanted to send them on a world tour after the World Cup.· After 18 months in the studio they feel a little extra help is needed to prepare them for their world tour.· Her two Los Angeles performances were part of the first leg of a world tour that will last eight months.
VERB· To keep the supporters out of mischief during the morning, Chapman arranged tours of a local factory and brewery.· Pressplan Travel has arranged a special inclusive tour to cover the first three days of the fair.
· Khatami arrived in Shiraz Monday morning to begin a four-day inspection tour of the province.· Wade, begins a two-month speaking tour this month, says the Advocate.· Speaker Gingrich is scheduled to begin a nationwide fund-raising tour this week.· Now, he looked at them, shrugged, and began a quick tour of the house.· Our visit began with a tour of the house, which was more like a museum than a house.· They began a tour of inspection and almost immediately discovered the wrought-iron crypt gate swinging open.· As Joe and Rex looked on doubtfully, I began an inspection tour of the entire raft.
· His company, Motherland Connections, conducts tours of the sites in New York state.
· Yorick had wanted the Hammersmith Odeon for his comeback concert, followed by a nationwide tour of Britain's major cities.· There will be an introduction to the company, giving the history and manufacturing processes, followed by a tour.· Perhaps some were just following the current fashionable tour.· This is followed by a tour of the National Stud.· The course would be followed by a world tour.
· He founded a school, which he had to finance by writing journalism and giving exhausting lecture tours in the United States.· They give a proud tour of the five-bedroom country home set way in the back of a gated development.· You will be given a guided tour and then return via the Lech valley.· As the director gave us a tour, searing winter winds funnelled through the hallway.· The civic visitors were given an extensive tour of the showroom, factory, visitor centre and museum.· It was while being given an introductory tour of Grove House.· So, at a convenient time during your weekend stay, we will give you a personal tour of our exquisite homes.
· The visit will include a tour, a demonstration and a visit to the shop.· Stock companies included Navasota on their tours, performing there on Friday nights and Saturday afternoons.· The Jockey Club Rooms, hung with many famous paintings of important horses, can also be included in these stimulating tours.· Short tours as well as package deals that include a tour, a gourmet dinner and a show are available.· In some schools the children's toilets are included in the conducted tour for potential new parents.· The itinerary includes a one-day city tour highlighting the history of the tango.· In addition, many major tour operators include tours of Far Eastern islands in their long-haul programmes.
· This is due to the very experienced local guides who will lead every tour.· Other tours: Park Service rangers lead a number of tours to undeveloped caverns inside the park.· Many employ highly qualified environmentalists to lead their tours.· Textile artist Beth Kellman will lead the tour.· They led me on a tour of the preserve one recent afternoon.
· It would be no good us offering just tour operator packages.· It offers recommended tour itineraries and includes money-saving coupons.· She did not offer us a tour of the house.· When local schools start this fall, the museum will offer tours for students, he added.· First, ski-guiding - now widely offered by tour operators.· Country Boy Mine offers underground mine tours 10 a. m.-5 p. m. daily, except Mondays.· Volunteers cheerfully offer small tours and short history lessons.
· In the morning Henry introduced me to the exam candidates, and I was taken on a four-hour tour of the hospital.· People of all types take this tour.· At a school in Kent pupils beginning Key Stage 2 were taken on an exploratory tour of a certain street.· The company still gathered there to board the buses that would take them out on tour.· After mass a lay brother offered to take us on a tour of the church and other interesting sights of the abbey.· Union representatives will also take part in the tour.
· But there were groups arriving from Bicester, Banbury and Amersham for a walking tour of London.· On the day before we left, we joined a Friday afternoon walking tour devoted to the film.· Walking history: Several companies operate walking tours in the Old Town.· On Sunday, free walking tours explore El Presidio and surrounding downtown neighborhoods.· Adventures on a Shoestring has been offering a variety of 90-minute weekend walking tours of New York City for 34 years.· He wants to make it a walking tour.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► the grand tour
1a journey for pleasure, during which you visit several different towns, areas etctour of/around/round- After the latecomers had been dealt with, the Headmaster commenced his tour of inspection, starting with Standard Two.
- He begins a tour of inspection soon.
- His first tour of inspection was at the Ashmolean museum.
- I watched the two handsome flags uncurl to the warm wind, then went on my own tour of inspection.
- Make sure you have sufficient money for a month's deposit when you begin your tour of inspection. 8.
- They began a tour of inspection and almost immediately discovered the wrought-iron crypt gate swinging open.
- When that ended he was due to leave for a tour of inspection.
- In twenty-four hours she has been on a whistle-stop tour of three countries.
- No more whistle-stop tours of the newest shopping centre in Nuneaton to look forward to.
a 10-day tour of Chinaa walking/cycling/sightseeing etc tour a cycling tour of Cornwall We met on a coach tour in Italy. → package tour► see thesaurus at journey2a short trip through a place to see ittour of/around/round
a guided tour around the Kennedy Space Center Kim worked as a tour guide in Cambridge last summer.3a planned journey made by musicians, a sports team etc in order to perform or play in several placestour of the England cricket team’s tour of Indiaon tour The Moscow Symphony Orchestra is here on tour. the first leg of the band’s European tour (=the first part of it)4a period during which you go to live somewhere, usually abroad, to do your job, especially military work: his third tour in Northern Ireland5 tour of inspection an official visit to a place, institution, group etc in order to check its quality or performancetour1 nountour2 verb
tourtour2 ●●○ verb VERB TABLE
tour
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | tour |
| he, she, it | tours | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | toured |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have toured |
| he, she, it | has toured | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had toured |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will tour |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have toured |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am touring |
| he, she, it | is touring | |
| you, we, they | are touring | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was touring |
| you, we, they | were touring | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been touring |
| he, she, it | has been touring | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been touring |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be touring |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been touring |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- For our summer vacation this year we're touring Spain in a camper.
- Haynes recorded with Charlie Parker and toured with Sarah Vaughan in the 1950s.
- Sosa toured the world with an Afro-Cuban jazz band.
- The team is currently touring Australia in a series of friendly games.
- The theatre company will tour later this year.
- We shall tour the city for two hours and then meet back at the bus.
- He seemed to be touring other worlds.
- Lots of boats and ferries tour the islands, and many excursions are available.
- Relentless international touring was to keep the company afloat financially for three years.
- Steve and Maggie have toured extensively and together present a unique blend of traditional and Tilston material.
- The following morning there will be an opportunity to tour some of the local cultural attractions in informal groups.
- The man behind the craze is currently touring the country in a one man and his puppets show.
THESAURUSto travel
to go from one place to another, especially places that are far apart: · We travelled to Russia by train.· I love to travel.
to go somewhere – often used instead of travel: · We’re going to Greece for our holidays this year.· He’s gone to London on business.· It’s quicker to go by plane.
to travel to work or school: · She commutes to work by bicycle.
to travel across a very large area, for example a desert or ocean: · The slaves crossed the Atlantic in the holds of the ships.
to travel in order to visit many different places, especially as part of a holiday: · They’re touring Europe by coach.
to do a long and difficult walk in a place far from towns and cities: · They went trekking in the mountains.· She’s been trekking in Nepal a couple of times.
to travel to a lot of different places, carrying your clothes with you in your rucksack: · He went backpacking in Australia.
especially written to travel or move around an area with no clear purpose or direction, usually for a long time: · When he was young, he roamed from one country to another.· The tribes used to roam around freely, without any fixed territory.
literary to travel, especially a long distance: · He journeyed on horseback through Palestine.
Longman Language Activatorto travel to a lot of different places also travel round British to travel to a lot of different places, especially when you do not plan exactly where you are going: · David travelled around a lot in the '60s and '70s.travel around Europe/the North/Canada etc: · I'd love to have a job that let me travel around the world.· She's been traveling around the country trying to get big companies interested in her ideas.
British to travel to a lot of different places within a particular area or country, especially for pleasure and interest: · For our summer vacation this year we're touring Spain in a camper.· We shall tour the city for two hours and then meet back at the bus.
spoken to travel to a lot of different places in a particular area, especially as part of a holiday: · Last year we did the Greek Islands but we were thinking of the USA this year.· There's not a whole lot to see, so you can do the city in two or three days.
also get round British to travel to a large number of places, usually in a short time: · The metro system in Mexico City is very good. It makes it really easy to get around.get around London/Europe/the Midwest etc: · You can use free shuttle buses to get around the city.
to travel to many different places in a particular area, because you are interested to find out more about them: · We'll be in Istanbul for three days, so there will be plenty of time to explore.· Whenever possible, she and Flynn would go off and explore the countryside, taking a picnic with them.
to travel around to different places all over the world so that you get the experience of living in other countries: · After leaving college and earning some money he set off to see the world.
if you do something on your travels , you do it while you are travelling to different places: · I picked up a few words of Chinese on my travels, but I don't speak it fluently.on your travels to: · Corbett met a number of his contacts on his travels to Taiwan.
to travel as part of your job · Do you have to travel a lot in your new job?· The post will involve you travelling to Germany about three times a year.
to travel every day to get to work because you live in a different city or town from the one you work in: · I don't mind commuting on the train as long as I have a good book to read.· Kendall commutes into the city every day from Waltham.
if a sports team, entertainer, politician etc tours , they travel to many different places in order to play, perform, or be seen: · Haynes recorded with Charlie Parker and toured with Sarah Vaughan in the 1950s.· The theatre company will tour later this year.tour the country/the US/Russia etc: · The team is currently touring Australia in a series of friendly games.
if a musician, actor, sportsman etc is on tour , he or she is travelling to many different places so that people can see them play or perform: · Jennings is currently on tour, promoting and reading from his new children's book.· At the moment the band is on tour in Europe.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES My parents are going on a cruise. a tour guide Julian travelled with Caribbean Connection, the UK's leading Caribbean tour operator (=company that arranges holidays).
· How about going on a coach tour around Europe this year?
(=a journey made by musicians to perform in different places)· This year we did a concert tour of the United States.
(=a trip to a different country to play cricket)· England's cricket tour to the West Indies
(=period of working in another country as a soldier, government officer etc)· He became a General, and his tours of duty included Korea and Vietnam.
(=one that moves from place to place)· The touring exhibition is scheduled to be in Dallas from March until June.
My parents are going on a cruise. a tour guide (=an official visit to inspect something)· Morris took off on his tour of inspection.
(=a trip that someone takes to many different places to give a lecture)· He’s on a lecture tour of the US.
Julian travelled with Caribbean Connection, the UK's leading Caribbean tour operator (=company that arranges holidays). (=a holiday on which you walk a lot, especially in the countryside)
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· Steve and Maggie have toured extensively and together present a unique blend of traditional and Tilston material.
· A bit later on, I saw you touring round with the army recruiting drive, giving demonstration bouts.
NOUN· Jonathan's father owned a villa close to St Tropez, and she and Jonathan had toured the area extensively with friends.· Jesse Ventura may tour flood damaged areas during his bus trip next week to northwestern Minnesota.· About forty-seven bands had competed in Uppermill in 1984, but there were ninety-four bands touring the area.· When Vice-President Nixon toured the area in 1958 he was pelted with rotten eggs and jostled by angry demonstrators.· The vehicles will be given to the National Association of Boys' Clubs and will tour run-down inner-city areas.· He had been touring in the liberated areas trying to get agriculture going again.· Otherwise, devote a Saturday to touring the area.· A military police patrol asked that he tour the area with them to find his friend.
· About forty-seven bands had competed in Uppermill in 1984, but there were ninety-four bands touring the area.· By now the band were alternating their touring and recording schedules at a hectic pace.· Indeed, some bands are unable to tour without their record company's financial support.· And few bands tour as incessantly as the Spin Doctors.
· The company has been touring the play around Gloucestershire encouraging their evening audiences to give their reaction right after each performance.· So successful were these plays that the company toured them to the 1987 Los Angeles Festival.· So Joel Hall, whose Chicago-based company is currently touring an evening of jazz-derived choreography, might have proved a useful model.
· With alternating success and failure in various new plays Philip Drew once again toured the country.· The group of about 30 actors has toured the country and conducted summer workshops.· This year he toured all Opec countries to invite them to the summit.· She was touring the country with schoolmates.· The man behind the craze is currently touring the country in a one man and his puppets show.· As they toured the country showing the fruits of seismic tomography, they fanned the flames of interest in this new technique.· The firm is now touring the country teaching vicars the value of increased security.· They would tour all over the country for wages of a few shillings a week.
· About 20 groups toured the plant, stopping at strategic points for an explanation of the process.· If you arrive after the introductory talk, please feel free to join an escorted group or to tour the School unaccompanied.· A group of senior industrialists toured the new site with a view to using the facility.
· In 1961 he spent the summer vacation touring with blues singer Sam Cooks.· A summer tour awaits the band.
· My choice in life would be to tour the world on a £10,000 Harley-Davidson or fill my garage with motorcycles.· He seemed to be touring other worlds.· Thereafter she toured the world with formidable endurance under often gruelling conditions of travel, climate, and work.· And his hits continue to tour the world.· I think she's toured half the world by now.· Since 1997, her remains have been touring the world, drawing crowds wherever they go.· A show of his, including both paintings and films, is currently touring the world.
VERB· As the company grew it began to tour abroad.· Sukarno began to tour Java, addressing massive crowds on the theme of the awakening of national consciousness.· Fort Sumter, where the Civil War began, can be toured after a boat ride from the city.
· And his hits continue to tour the world.
· He was also in the huge orchestra which recorded and toured performing Charles Mingus's monumental composition Epitaph.· The guitarist-vocalist duo has been recording and touring as a team for nearly 11 years.· He also had a recording and touring career.· John Paul Jones recorded and toured with Diamanda Galas last year.· They recorded and toured together, raising a ruckus as well as awareness about violence toward women.
· In 1961 he spent the summer vacation touring with blues singer Sam Cooks.· A very pleasant day can be spent touring the Fylde villages with their market days and craft exhibitions.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► the grand tour
1[intransitive, transitive] to visit several parts of a country or area: - In twenty-four hours she has been on a whistle-stop tour of three countries.
- No more whistle-stop tours of the newest shopping centre in Nuneaton to look forward to.
We’re touring the Greek islands this summer.► see thesaurus at travel2[transitive] to go round or be shown round a place: The minister had been invited to tour the new factory.