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Definition of detour verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

detour

verb

NAmE//ˈditʊr//

[intransitive, transitive] detour (somebody/something) (to…)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they detour

he / she / it detours

past simple detoured

-ing form detouring

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to take a longer route in order to avoid a problem or to visit a place; to make someone or something take a longer route The president detoured to Chicago for a special meeting.

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