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Meaning of tear in English
tear verb (PULL APART)
tear verb (HURRY)
He went tearing along the road after the bus.
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
- speedHe ran back to his car and sped off.
- raceShe raced over and hugged me.
- flyShe flew across the room just in time to stop the baby falling off the chair.
- beltUK Traffic was belting along the motorway.
- tearA fire truck came tearing down the road.
- streakBullets streaked across the sky.
Idioms
Phrasal verbs
tear noun [C] (HOLE)
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
tear noun (FROM EYES)
tears in someone’s eyes Did you notice the tears in his eyes when he talked about Diane?
reduce someone to tears Why do arguments with you always reduce me to tears (= make me cry)?
shed (any) tears I won't shed (any) tears (= I will not be unhappy) when he goes, I can tell you!
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
See also
tear verb [I] (PRODUCE TEARS)
Phrasal verb
(Definition of tear from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
tear | American Dictionary
tear verb (PULL APART)
tear verb (HURRY)
Phrasal verbs
tear noun [C] (OPENING)
(Definition of tear from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Examples of tear
tear
There was no visible tear on the cardiac wall.
It can cause the metal to tear away from the mould walls resulting in a deformed casting.
On the other hand, democracy cannot flourish in a society torn by serious ethnic and religious conflicts.
A tear was always visible in the rejected layer.
After a hearty lunch together, he shook hands with the students, who were in tears.
In this and other cases, the tears and corresponding vocalizations, in concert with the facial expression of distress, are powerful releasers eliciting parental care.
A third report stated that the crowd showed much ' composure and resignation, ' and that tears could be seen in its eyes.
In yet another sense, a literary work can become a cryptic embodiment of traumatic losses for a readership torn by inexpressible anxieties.
A proportion of each leaf was then torn off and the leaves scanned and measured again, from which the actual amount missing was calculated.
As more force is applied, collagen fibres straighten until they reach a critical or break point, at which time the tissue tears.
Should the material surface structure not be strong enough to resist the impact forces, the material may be torn or its surface otherwise damaged.
Planning processes could only follow the same path, torn between ideals and perceptions.
The performance in question moved me to tears on several occasions and then jolted me out of myself into laughter in an instant.
A diet of cold and moist things (spiritually, tears) should neutralize the tremendous heat or the arid tumor of pride.
The play concludes with a crowd of angry plebeians tearing him to pieces.
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Translations of tear
in Chinese (Traditional)
分開, （被）撕開，（被）撕掉，（被）撕裂, 趕快…
in Chinese (Simplified)
分开, （被）撕开，（被）撕掉，（被）撕裂, 赶快…
in Spanish
rasgar, romper, ir a toda velocidad…
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rasgar, ir correndo, rasgo…
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～を引き裂く, ～を破る, （布や紙などの）破れ目…
yırtmak, yırtılmak, paramparça etmek…
déchirer, arracher, se ruer/précipiter…
estripar, estrip, llàgrima…
இழுக்க அல்லது பிரித்தெடுக்க, அல்லது துண்டுகளை இழுக்க, வலுவான உணர்ச்சியின் விளைவாக…
tåre, rive, blive revet i stykker…
mengoyakkan, koyak, bergegas…
die Träne, (zer-)reißen, rasen…
сльоза, рвати(ся), рватися…
slza, (roz)trhat, vytrhnout…
air mata, merobek, robek…
drzeć, drzeć się, dziura…
strappare, stracciare, strappo…
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