plural noun
Planned trips in which you visit several places, often with a group or a guide.
The company offers guided tours of the coast.
Our summer tours include three historic towns.
American English
How to pronounce tours
noun · verbB1Common word
TʰORZ
/tʰɔɹz/
One syllable.
Form of tour
Tours can be a plural noun or the third-person singular form of the verb tour.
Planned trips in which you visit several places, often with a group or a guide.
What to listen for
Tours is commonly pronounced /tɔɹz/, but some speakers say /tʰʊɹz/ instead. Both are natural American English pronunciations.
Common pronunciation/tʰɔɹz/
Another common pronunciation/tʰʊɹz/
Meanings & examples
plural noun
Visits around one building, museum, city, or other place, often to see it or learn about it.
The museum offers tours every hour.
The factory tours end in the gift shop.
plural noun
Series of performances in different places by a singer, band, or other performers.
The band's summer tours sell out quickly.
The singer announced two tours for next year.
third-person singular verb
Travels around a place or several places and visits them.
She tours the old city on foot.
He tours several national parks every summer.
Useful expressions
to take an organized trip to visit places
We went on a tour of the old city.
to travel to different places to perform
The band goes on tour next month.
a person who leads visitors around a place
Our tour guide spoke slowly.