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Our class took a tour of the museum.
What does Tour mean?
a visit around a place to learn or see things.
Dictionary definition
A tour is a trip through a place to see, learn about, or experience it, and to tour means to visit places in that way.
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The guide will tour the new students around the school.
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A historical tour can help visitors understand how a town changed over time.
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What does tour mean?
Tour means a visit around a place to learn or see things.
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Which word or phrase is closest in meaning to tour?
Guided visit is close in meaning because a tour often includes a guide who explains the place.
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Choose the best word to complete the sentence: Our class took a ____ of the museum.
Tour best completes the sentence.
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Partnoun, verb.
MeaningTour means a visit around a place to learn or see things.
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Synonyms
Words like Tour
visitUse when going to a place for a purpose.
tripUse for a journey to a place.
guided visitUse for a tour led by someone who explains the place.
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Word family
Tour word family
Base word
tour
noun
tour
A visit around a place.
noun
tours
More than one tour.
verb
toured
Visited places on a tour.
verb
touring
Visiting places on a tour.
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