detour

de·tour

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [dee-too r, dih-too r]
- /ˈdi tʊər, dɪˈtʊər/
- /ˈdiː.tɔːr/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dee-too r, dih-too r]
- /ˈdi tʊər, dɪˈtʊər/

Definitions of detour word

countable noun detour If you make a detour on a journey, you go by a route which is not the shortest way, because you want to avoid something such as a traffic jam, or because there is something you want to do on the way. 3
countable noun detour A detour is a special route for traffic to follow when the normal route is blocked, for example because it is being repaired. 3
verb detour If you detour, you make a detour. 3
noun detour a deviation from a direct, usually shorter route or course of action 3
verb detour to deviate or cause to deviate from a direct route or course of action 3
noun detour a roundabout way; deviation from a direct way 3

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Parts of speech for Detour

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Detour

detour popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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Synonyms for detour

noun detour

deviation — Deviation means doing something that is different from what people consider to be normal or acceptable.
diversion — the act of diverting or turning aside, as from a course or purpose: a diversion of industry into the war effort.
fork — an instrument having two or more prongs or tines, for holding, lifting, etc., as an implement for handling food or any of various agricultural tools.
branch — The branches of a tree are the parts that grow out from its trunk and have leaves, flowers, or fruit growing on them.
circumvention — to go around or bypass: to circumvent the lake; to circumvent the real issues.

verb detour

wink at — to close and open one or both eyes quickly.
shunt — to shove or turn (someone or something) aside or out of the way.
bend — When you bend, you move the top part of your body downwards and forwards. Plants and trees also bend.
incurvate — curved, especially inward.
spiralling — Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.

All 39 Synonyms of detour

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