"detour" meaning in English

See detour in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈdiː.tʊə(ɹ)/, /ˈdiː.tɔː(ɹ)/, /ˈdi.toɹ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-detour.wav Forms: detours [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French détour, from détourner (“turn away”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|détour}} French détour Head templates: {{en-noun}} detour (plural detours)
  1. A diversion or deviation from one's original route. Categories (topical): Roads Translations (diversion or deviation): отклонение (otklonenie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), заобикаляне (zaobikaljane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), обиколка (obikolka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), marrada [feminine] (Catalan), 彎路 (Chinese Cantonese), 弯路 (waan¹ lou⁶) [figuratively] (Chinese Cantonese), 繞行 (Chinese Mandarin), 绕行 (ràoxíng) (Chinese Mandarin), 彎路 (Chinese Mandarin), 弯路 (wānlù) (Chinese Mandarin), zajížďka [feminine] (Czech), omvej [common-gender] (Danish), omleiding [feminine] (Dutch), omweg [masculine] (Dutch), wegomlegging (Dutch), kiertotie (Finnish), détour [masculine] (French), déviation [feminine] (French), rodeo [masculine] (Galician), Umleitung (english: diversion) [feminine] (German), Umweg (english: deviation) [masculine] (German), παράκαμψη (parákampsi) [feminine] (Greek), 彎路 (Hakka Chinese), 弯路 (vân-lu) (Hakka Chinese), מעקף (ma'akaf) [masculine] (Hebrew), kerülőút (Hungarian), elkerülő út (Hungarian), kerülő (Hungarian), malairt slí [feminine] (Irish), athbhealach [masculine] (Irish), cúrsa timpill [masculine] (Irish), cor bealaigh [masculine] (Irish), seachród [masculine] (Irish), deviazione [feminine] (Italian), 迂回路 (ukairo) (alt: うかいろ) (Japanese), dēvortia [neuter, plural] (Latin), autaki (Maori), ara autaki (Maori), omkjøring [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), بیراهه (birâhe) (Persian), مسیر انحرافی (masir-e enherâfi) (Persian), objazd [masculine] (Polish), nadłożenie drogi [neuter] (Polish), desvio [masculine] (Portuguese), distracção (Portuguese), объе́зд (obʺjézd) [masculine] (Russian), обхо́д (obxód) (english: on foot) [masculine] (Russian), око́льный путь (okólʹnyj putʹ) [masculine] (Russian), крю́к (krjúk) [masculine] (Russian), desvío [masculine] (Spanish), omväg [common-gender] (Swedish), об'їзд (obʺjizd) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-detour-en-noun-K~bzw4gQ Disambiguation of Roads: 40 35 7 19 Categories (other): Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 20 34 4 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 15 36 5 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 12 38 5 44 Disambiguation of 'diversion or deviation': 94 6
  2. An temporary alternative route available to motorists away from the usual route due to a closure for repairs, dealing with an accident, or some event rendering the usual route unusable. Categories (topical): Roads Translations (An temporary alternative route to the main route.): ara autaki (Maori)
    Sense id: en-detour-en-noun-sLtwW1fg Disambiguation of Roads: 40 35 7 19 Categories (other): Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 20 34 4 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 15 36 5 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 12 38 5 44 Disambiguation of 'An temporary alternative route to the main route.': 27 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: equal detour point Related terms: bypass, roundabout

Verb

IPA: /ˈdiː.tʊə(ɹ)/, /ˈdiː.tɔː(ɹ)/, /ˈdi.toɹ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-detour.wav Forms: detours [present, singular, third-person], detouring [participle, present], detoured [participle, past], detoured [past]
Etymology: Borrowed from French détour, from détourner (“turn away”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|détour}} French détour Head templates: {{en-verb}} detour (third-person singular simple present detours, present participle detouring, simple past and past participle detoured)
  1. (intransitive) To make a detour. Tags: intransitive Translations (intransitive: to make a detour): заобикалям (zaobikaljam) (Bulgarian), 繞道 (Chinese Mandarin), 绕道 (ràodào) (Chinese Mandarin), omlopen (Dutch), omrijden etc. (Dutch), mennä kiertotietä (Finnish), tulla kiertotietä (Finnish), käyttää kiertotietä (Finnish), détourner (French), einen Umweg machen (German), kerülőt tesz (Hungarian), 迂回する (ukai suru) (alt: うかいする) (Japanese), desviar (Portuguese), объезжа́ть (obʺjezžátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), объе́хать (obʺjéxatʹ) [perfective] (Russian), об’їжджа́ти (obʺjiždžáty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), об’ї́хати (obʺjíxaty) [perfective] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-detour-en-verb-TI6BxZzv Disambiguation of 'intransitive: to make a detour': 95 5
  2. (transitive) To direct or send on a detour. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Roads Translations (transitive: to direct or send on a detour): карам да заобиколи (karam da zaobikoli) (Bulgarian), omleiden (Dutch), ohjata kiertotietä (Finnish), umleiten (German), elterel (Hungarian), kerülőútra terel (Hungarian), 迂回させる (ukai saseru) (alt: うかいさせる) (Japanese), desviar (Portuguese), desviar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-detour-en-verb-UEa0whyN Disambiguation of Roads: 40 35 7 19 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hakka translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 37 2 53 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 35 8 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 36 5 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 38 3 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 11 33 5 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 9 36 6 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 9 37 6 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 14 35 6 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 6 34 4 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 9 34 10 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 8 37 6 49 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 9 32 10 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 8 37 6 49 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 9 36 7 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 17 32 7 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Hakka translations: 13 35 6 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 8 37 6 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 20 34 4 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 9 37 6 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 7 35 7 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 7 35 7 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 7 35 7 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 15 36 5 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 8 37 6 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 9 37 7 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 13 35 6 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 9 35 10 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 12 38 5 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 7 35 7 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 6 35 7 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 8 37 6 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 8 37 6 49 Disambiguation of 'transitive: to direct or send on a detour': 2 98

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1918 September–November, Edgar Rice Burroughs, “The Land That Time Forgot”, in The Blue Book Magazine, Chicago, Ill.: Story-press Corp., →OCLC; republished as chapter IX, in Hugo Gernsback, editor, Amazing Stories, (please specify |part=I to III), New York, N.Y.: Experimenter Publishing, 1927, →OCLC:",
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          "word": "بیراهه"
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          "roman": "masir-e enherâfi",
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          "word": "objazd"
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          "word": "объе́зд"
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          "english": "on foot",
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          "roman": "obxód",
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          "word": "обхо́д"
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          "roman": "okólʹnyj putʹ",
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      "sense": "diversion or deviation",
      "word": "彎路"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "wānlù",
      "sense": "diversion or deviation",
      "word": "弯路"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "diversion or deviation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "zajížďka"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "diversion or deviation",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "omvej"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "diversion or deviation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "omleiding"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "diversion or deviation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "omweg"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "diversion or deviation",
      "word": "wegomlegging"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "diversion or deviation",
      "word": "kiertotie"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "diversion or deviation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "détour"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "diversion or deviation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "déviation"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "diversion or deviation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rodeo"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "english": "diversion",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "diversion or deviation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Umleitung"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "english": "deviation",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "diversion or deviation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Umweg"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "parákampsi",
      "sense": "diversion or deviation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "παράκαμψη"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "ma'akaf",
      "sense": "diversion or deviation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "מעקף"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "diversion or deviation",
      "word": "kerülőút"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "diversion or deviation",
      "word": "elkerülő út"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "diversion or deviation",
      "word": "kerülő"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "diversion or deviation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "malairt slí"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "diversion or deviation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "athbhealach"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "diversion or deviation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cúrsa timpill"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "diversion or deviation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cor bealaigh"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "diversion or deviation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "seachród"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "diversion or deviation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "deviazione"
    },
    {
      "alt": "うかいろ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ukairo",
      "sense": "diversion or deviation",
      "word": "迂回路"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "diversion or deviation",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural"
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      "word": "dēvortia"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "diversion or deviation",
      "word": "autaki"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "diversion or deviation",
      "word": "ara autaki"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "diversion or deviation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "omkjøring"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "birâhe",
      "sense": "diversion or deviation",
      "word": "بیراهه"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "masir-e enherâfi",
      "sense": "diversion or deviation",
      "word": "مسیر انحرافی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "diversion or deviation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "objazd"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "diversion or deviation",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "nadłożenie drogi"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "diversion or deviation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "desvio"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "diversion or deviation",
      "word": "distracção"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "obʺjézd",
      "sense": "diversion or deviation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "объе́зд"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "on foot",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "obxód",
      "sense": "diversion or deviation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "обхо́д"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "okólʹnyj putʹ",
      "sense": "diversion or deviation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "око́льный путь"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "krjúk",
      "sense": "diversion or deviation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "крю́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "diversion or deviation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "desvío"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "diversion or deviation",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "omväg"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "obʺjizd",
      "sense": "diversion or deviation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "об'їзд"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "An temporary alternative route to the main route.",
      "word": "ara autaki"
    }
  ],
  "word": "detour"
}

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        "(transitive) To direct or send on a detour."
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      "code": "bg",
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      "roman": "zaobikaljam",
      "sense": "intransitive: to make a detour",
      "word": "заобикалям"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "intransitive: to make a detour",
      "word": "繞道"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "ràodào",
      "sense": "intransitive: to make a detour",
      "word": "绕道"
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "intransitive: to make a detour",
      "word": "omlopen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "intransitive: to make a detour",
      "word": "omrijden etc."
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "intransitive: to make a detour",
      "word": "mennä kiertotietä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "intransitive: to make a detour",
      "word": "tulla kiertotietä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "intransitive: to make a detour",
      "word": "käyttää kiertotietä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "intransitive: to make a detour",
      "word": "détourner"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "intransitive: to make a detour",
      "word": "einen Umweg machen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "intransitive: to make a detour",
      "word": "kerülőt tesz"
    },
    {
      "alt": "うかいする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ukai suru",
      "sense": "intransitive: to make a detour",
      "word": "迂回する"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "intransitive: to make a detour",
      "word": "desviar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "obʺjezžátʹ",
      "sense": "intransitive: to make a detour",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "объезжа́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "obʺjéxatʹ",
      "sense": "intransitive: to make a detour",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "объе́хать"
    },
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "obʺjiždžáty",
      "sense": "intransitive: to make a detour",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "об’їжджа́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "obʺjíxaty",
      "sense": "intransitive: to make a detour",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "об’ї́хати"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "karam da zaobikoli",
      "sense": "transitive: to direct or send on a detour",
      "word": "карам да заобиколи"
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "transitive: to direct or send on a detour",
      "word": "omleiden"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "transitive: to direct or send on a detour",
      "word": "ohjata kiertotietä"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "transitive: to direct or send on a detour",
      "word": "umleiten"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "transitive: to direct or send on a detour",
      "word": "elterel"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "transitive: to direct or send on a detour",
      "word": "kerülőútra terel"
    },
    {
      "alt": "うかいさせる",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ukai saseru",
      "sense": "transitive: to direct or send on a detour",
      "word": "迂回させる"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "transitive: to direct or send on a detour",
      "word": "desviar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "transitive: to direct or send on a detour",
      "word": "desviar"
    }
  ],
  "word": "detour"
}

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