- tour
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 tripADJECTIVE▪ foreign (esp. BrE), international, national, nationwide, overseas, world▪ American, European, UK, etc.▪ two-city, three-country, etc.▪
The group will shortly go on a ten-city European tour.
▪ whirlwind, whistle-stop▪The band completed a whirlwind tour of North America in two months.
▪ gruelling/grueling, lengthy, long▪ official▪the couple's first official overseas tour
▪ grand▪He took his degree in 1665 before embarking on the grand tour (= a tour of Europe lasting several months).
▪ package▪an all-inclusive package tour of Austria
▪ mystery (= where the destination is not known) (BrE, often humorous)▪We set off on a magical mystery tour in search of tea.
▪ bike (esp. AmE), bus (AmE), coach (BrE), cycle (esp. BrE), walking▪ camping▪ cricket, rugby (both BrE)▪ pro, senior (both in golf)▪ book, concert, lecture, speaking, study, theatre/theater▪ sell-out (esp. BrE), sold-out (esp. AmE), successful▪The band is just back from a sell-out Asian tour.
▪ comeback, farewell, reunion▪Simon and Garfunkel's 2003 reunion tour
▪ promotional, publicity▪a promotional tour for her new book
… OF TOUR▪ leg, part, stage▪He was now on the last leg of his book tour.
VERB + TOUR▪ do, go on, make, undertake (esp. BrE)▪ embark on, set off on (esp. BrE)TOUR + NOUN▪ company, operator▪ date, schedule▪details of the band's tour dates
▪ stop▪ leader, manager▪Our tour leaders are all fluent in English.
▪The team's tour manager called a press conference.
▪ party, squad (both BrE)▪He wasn't selected for England's tour party to Australia.
▪ player, pro (both in golf)▪ bus, van▪Dolly Parton's tour bus
PREPOSITION▪ on (a) tour▪We met a group of Italians on a tour in Peru.
▪The band is currently on tour in the States.
▪ tour of▪I'd like to do a tour of Belgium on foot.
PHRASES▪ tour of duty▪The soldiers were returning from a six-month tour of duty in Afghanistan.
2 short visitADJECTIVE▪ brief, quick▪Our host gave us a quick tour of the house.
▪ extensive▪ grand (humorous)▪Come on, I'll give you the grand tour of the backyard.
▪ conducted, guided, self-guided▪ bus, helicopter, etc.▪an open-top bus tour of the city
▪ city, factory▪ sightseeing▪ ghost▪She takes tourists on ghost tours of Edinburgh.
▪ virtual▪A virtual tour is available on the Web.
VERB + TOUR▪ do, make▪I made a quick tour of the office to say goodbye.
▪ conduct, lead▪ give sb, take sb on▪ arrange, organize▪ offer▪Garden tours are offered throughout the summer.
TOUR + NOUN▪ guide▪ group▪ boat, bus, etc.PHRASES▪ tour of inspection▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}The boss started his tour of inspection with my office.
verbADVERB▪ extensively, widely▪ internationally▪ currentlyVERB + TOUR▪ plan toPREPOSITION▪ all over▪We plan to tour all over the country.
▪ in▪She has toured extensively in the US.
▪ with▪She is currently touring with her new band.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
