tour

verb

toured; touring; tours

transitive verb

1

: to make a tour of

2

: to present (something, such as a theatrical production) on a tour

intransitive verb

: to make a tour

Synonyms of tour

• travel
• trek
• trip
• journey
• voyage
• pilgrimage

Examples of tour in a Sentence

We'll tour the museum tomorrow.

We toured around for several weeks last summer.

“Are you here to study?” “No, I'm just touring.”

Is the band touring this year?

The show has toured the country.

Recent Examples on the Web

And when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky toured the Gulf states in late March and signed a series of security agreements, something changed in the international narrative. —Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 7 June 2026

Joyce Manor broke out of the cookie-cutter second generation punk rock scene in California and is still touring and recording with the vitality of a new band. —Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 6 June 2026

Doan met with Mark Chipman last week at Canada Life Centre, touring the building renovations in addition to talking shop. —Murat Ates, New York Times, 5 June 2026

Whether the facility Kim toured on Wednesday is that new Yongbyon facility or another previously unknown plant could not be determined. —Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 4 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1708, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Phrases Containing tour

• Cook's tour
• grand tour
• on tour
• package tour
• tour de force
• tour guide
• tour of inspection

Rhymes for tour

• boor
• cour
• cure
• jure
• lure
• moor
• pure
• spoor
• sure
• abjure
• adjure
• allure

Kids Definition

tour

1 of 2 noun

ˈtu̇(ə)r 

sense 1 is also

ˈtau̇(ə)r 

1

a

: one's turn in a schedule

b

: a period of time during which one is on duty or in a certain place

2

: a trip usually ending at the point of beginning

a tour of the city

3

: a series of related sports events held regularly at varied locations

the golf tour

tour

2 of 2 verb

: to make a tour of : travel as a tourist