tear

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Pronunciation 1.1.2 Verb 1.1.2.1 Synonyms 1.1.2.2 Related terms 1.1.2.3 Translations 1.1.3 Noun 1.1.3.1 Derived terms 1.1.3.2 Translations 1.1.4 Derived terms 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Pronunciation 1.2.2 Noun 1.2.2.1 Derived terms 1.2.2.2 Translations 1.2.3 Verb 1.2.3.1 Translations 2 Old English 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Etymology 2.3 Noun 3 Portuguese 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun 4 West Frisian 4.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology 1

Old English teran

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• (RP) enPR: tâ, IPA: /tɛə/, SAMPA: /tE@/
• (US) enPR: târ, IPA: /tɛɚ/, SAMPA: /tE@`/
•  Audio (US), verb^{help, file}

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to tear (third-person singular simple present tears, present participle tearing, simple past tore, past participle torn)

1. (transitive) To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate.

   He tore his coat on the nail.

2. (transitive, with off or out) To remove by tearing.

   Tear the coupon out of the newspaper.

3. (transitive, of structures, with down) to demolish

   The slums were torn down to make way for the new development

4. (intransitive) To become torn, especially accidentally.

   My dress has torn.

5. (intransitive) To move at excessive speed.

   He went tearing down the hill at 90 miles per hour.

[edit] Synonyms

• (break): rend, rip
• (remove by tearing): rip out, tear off, tear out

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• tearaway
• tear apart
• tear down
• tear up
• that's torn it
• wear and tear
• retear

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[edit] Noun

tear (plural tears)

1. A hole or break caused by tearing.

   A small tear is easy to mend, if it is on the seam.

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• wear and tear

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• tearsheet

[edit] Etymology 2

Old English tēar, from an earlier form of teahor, from Proto-Germanic *takh-. Cognates include Old Norse tár (Danish tåre and Norwegian tåre), Old High German zahar (German Zähre), Gothic 𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂 (tagr).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) enPR: tî, IPA: /tɪə/, SAMPA: /tI@/
• (US) enPR: tîr, IPA: /tɪɚ/, SAMPA: /tI@`/
•  Audio (US), noun^{help, file}

[edit] Noun

Wikipedia

tear (plural tears)

1. A drop of clear, salty liquid produced from the eyes by crying or irritation.

   There were big tears rolling down Lisa's cheeks.

   Ryan wiped the tear from the paper he was crying on.

[edit] Derived terms

• crocodile tears
• shed a tear
• teardrop
• tear duct
• tearful
• tear up
• teary

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[edit] Verb

to tear (third-person singular simple present tears, present participle tearing, simple past and past participle teared)

1. (intransitive) To produce tears

   Her eyes began to tear in the harsh wind.

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[edit] Old English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /tæ:aɹ/

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Germanic *taxraz, from Indo-European *dak̑ru-.

Germanic cognates: Old Frisian tār, Old High German zahar (German Zähre, originally pl.), Old Norse tár (Swedish tår).

Indo-European cognates: Sanskrit अश्रु, Greek δάκρυ, Latin lacrima, Old Irish dér, Welsh deigr.

[edit] Noun

tēar m.

1. tear

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[edit] Portuguese

[edit] Etymology

Ultimately from Latin tela

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tear m.

1. loom

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[edit] West Frisian

[edit] Noun

tear

1. tar