Toured

Toured is the simple past tense and past participle of the verb tour. The basic meaning is to travel through or around a place or region on a planned route, often for sightseeing, performing, or inspection. A person or group may tour cities, countries, venues, or sites, usually as part of an itinerary. The sense can also apply to visitors moving through a site during a guided or self-guided experience, as in "The group toured the historic mansion."

The word is widely used in travel, entertainment, and sports. For example, a musical group may tour Europe, a museum might offer guided tours, and a national team may tour Asia for exhibition matches. The tense can be blended with other verbs: "They have toured many states," "The company will tour several facilities next quarter."

Etymology: The verb tour derives from the noun tour, meaning a circuit or journey, borrowed from Old French, with roots in the idea of moving along a route.

Grammar: "toured" forms the simple past and the past participle. The present tense is "tour" (I tour, you tour, he tours) and the present participle is "touring." The past participle is used in perfect tenses: "has toured," "had toured." The passive form "was toured" or "were toured" is also possible, depending on construction.

See also: tour, touring, tour guide, itinerary.