torn

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Verb 1.2.1 Usage notes 2 Catalan 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Etymology 2.3 Noun 3 Norwegian 3.1 Noun 4 Old English 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Pronunciation 4.3 Noun 5 Swedish 5.1 Pronunciation 5.2 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /tɔːn/
• IPA: /toʊrn/, /tɔrn/ (GenAm)
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• Rhymes: -ɔː(r)n

[edit] Verb

torn

1. Past participle of tear (rip, rend, speed).

[edit] Usage notes

• The past participle of the tear, meaning "produce liquid from the eyes", is teared.

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[edit] Catalan

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /torn/,

[edit] Etymology

From Latin tornus.

[edit] Noun

torn m. (plural torns)

1. lathe, potter's wheel
2. turn, go (as in take turns or as a move in a game)

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[edit] Norwegian

[edit] Noun

torn m. and f. (definite singular torna/tornen; indefinite plural torner; definite plural tornene)

1. A thorn (1)

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[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology

From West Germanic. Cognate with Old Saxon torn (Dutch toorn), Old High German zorn (German Zorn).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /torn/

[edit] Noun

torn n. (plural same)

1. anger, anguish, distress

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Noun

Inflection for torn	Singular		Plural
neuter	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Base form	torn	tornet	torn	tornen
Possessive form	torns	tornets	torns	tornens

torn n

1. tower
2. (chess) rook