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teared

We have found lemma(root) word of teared : tear.

Definitions


[tɛː], (Verb)

Definitions:
- pull (something) apart or to pieces with force
(e.g: I tore up the letter)

- move very quickly in a reckless or excited manner
(e.g: she tore along the footpath on her bike)

- be in a state of uncertainty between two conflicting options or parties
(e.g: he was torn between his duty and his better instincts)


Phrases:
- tear a strip off someone
- tear one's hair out
- tear someone a new one
- that's torn it

Origin:
Old English teran, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch teren and German zehren, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek derein ‘flay’. The noun dates from the early 17th century


[tɛː], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a hole or split in something caused by it having been pulled apart forcefully
(e.g: there was a tear in her dress)

- a brief spell of erratic or unrestrained behaviour; a binge or spree
(e.g: one of my drinking buddies came for the weekend and we went on a tear)


Phrases:
- tear a strip off someone
- tear one's hair out
- tear someone a new one
- that's torn it

Origin:
Old English teran, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch teren and German zehren, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek derein ‘flay’. The noun dates from the early 17th century


[tɪə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a drop of clear salty liquid secreted from glands in a person's eye when they cry or when the eye is irritated
(e.g: a tear rolled down her cheek)


Phrases:
- in tears
- without tears

Origin:
Old English tēar, of Germanic origin; related to German Zähre, from an Indo-European root shared by Old Latin dacruma (Latin lacrima) and Greek dakru


[tɪə], (Verb)

Definitions:
- (of the eye) produce tears
(e.g: the freezing wind made her eyes tear)


Phrases:
- in tears
- without tears

Origin:
Old English tēar, of Germanic origin; related to German Zähre, from an Indo-European root shared by Old Latin dacruma (Latin lacrima) and Greek dakru




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