Detour (Noun/Verb)
Syllable division: de·tour
How to pronounce: UK: /ˈdiː.tɔːr/ US: /ˈdiː.tʊr/
Detour as a NOUN
#1 Meaning: A diversion, side trip, or other activity undertaken on the way to avoid a problem or travel a less direct path
Example:
> Sorry that we are late, we had to take a detour due to roadworks.
> How many detours are there on that road?
#2 Meaning: A situation where someone deviates from custom or expectation or says or does anything that is not directly related to the topic being discussed or written about.
Example:
> Both measures are anticipated to be signed by the mayor, barring any unforeseen detours.
> She detoured into trade issues while talking about the school's finances.
Detour as a VERB
Meaning: To delay someone from doing something or progressing for a while.
Example:
> Detoured by her collogues, he almost did not finish his project on time.
> She only started her career in her late thirties after being detoured by family responsibilities.
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Post your sentence 😀
When the main road is under contruction we use detour to reach our destination.
Good sentence Metchi!:D
Try saying:
When the main road is under construction we use a detour to reach our destination.
The main road is closed, so we have to take a detour in the next left entrance.
She is always detouring the main topics of the conversations with her brothers.
She didn’t do all her tasks, because her cell phone detoured her attention for long time.
Good sentences Nirvana! 😀
Try saying:
The main road is closed, so we have to take a detour to the next left entrance.
She didn’t do all her tasks, because her cell phone detoured her attention for a long time.
I detour to save up money.
Thank you for posting Moung! 😀
looking at the course of our lives, we see that we have made many detours from which we have learned something
Such an inspirational sentence Vlad! 😀
Sometimes you see it in my town on the road Detour