detour

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈdiː.tʊə(r)/ or /ˈdiː.tɔː(r)/

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Noun

Singular detour

Plural detours

1. (countable) If you make a detour, you divert and change your original route, usually via a longer way.

Verb

Plain form detour

Third-person singular detours

Past tense detoured

Past participle detoured

Present participle detouring

1. (transitive & intransitive) If you detour, you divert and change your original route, usually via a longer way.