detoured (verb)

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• detour — I UK [ˈdiːtʊə(r)] / US [ˈdɪˌtʊr] noun [countable] Word forms detour : singular detour plural detours a way of going from one place to another that is not the shortest or usual way make/take a detour: I took a detour round the back streets. II UK… …   English dictionary

• detour — [[t]di͟ːtʊə(r)[/t]] detours, detouring, detoured 1) N COUNT 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… …   English dictionary

• de|tour — «DEE tur, dih TUR», noun, verb. –n. 1. a road that is used when the main or direct road cannot be traveled: »The route you suggest is full of detours. 2. Figurative. a roundabout way: »He took several detours before getting the right answer. A… …   Useful english dictionary

• Pahari languages — Pahari पहाड़ी, ਪਹਾੜੀ, پہاڑی Geographic distribution:  India (Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, Sikkim …   Wikipedia

• detour — de|tour1 [ di,tur ] noun count a way of going from one place to another that is not the shortest or usual way: make/take a detour: I took a detour round the back streets. detour de|tour 2 [ di,tur ] verb intransitive to go from one place to… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• detour — 1738, from Fr. détour, from O.Fr. destor side road, byway; evasion, excuse, from destorner turn aside, from des aside + tourner to turn (see TURN (Cf. turn)). The verb is attested from 1836 (intrans.); 1905 (trans.). Related: Detoured; detouring …   Etymology dictionary