es rasgado (hole or break caused by tearing) · la scissura (hole or break caused by tearing) · fi repeämä (hole or break caused by tearing) · cy rhwyg (hole or break caused by tearing) · cs trhlina (hole or break caused by tearing) · fi reikä (hole or break caused by tearing) · lv plīsums (hole or break caused by tearing) · ar شَقّ (hole or break caused by tearing) · pt buraco (hole or break caused by tearing) · ro rupere (hole or break caused by tearing) · pt fenda (hole or break caused by tearing) · ro tăietură (hole or break caused by tearing) · ar خَرْق (hole or break caused by tearing) · cs prasklina (hole or break caused by tearing) · ga roiseadh (hole or break caused by tearing) · it squarcio (hole or break caused by tearing) · yi ריס (hole or break caused by tearing) · hu szakadás (hole or break caused by tearing) · da flænge (hole or break caused by tearing) · fr déchirure (hole or break caused by tearing) · es roto (hole or break caused by tearing) · uk розри́в (hole or break caused by tearing) · ro ruptură (hole or break caused by tearing) · kmr derz (hole or break caused by tearing) · pt rasgo (hole or break caused by tearing) · ltg īpleisšona (hole or break caused by tearing) · es desgarrón (hole or break caused by tearing) · te చిరుగు (hole or break caused by tearing) · it strappo (hole or break caused by tearing) · es rasgón (hole or break caused by tearing) · es jirón (hole or break caused by tearing) · grc ῥῆγμα (hole or break caused by tearing) · ml കീറൽ (hole or break caused by tearing) · nl scheur (hole or break caused by tearing) · ltg pleisums (hole or break caused by tearing) · hy պատռվածք (hole or break caused by tearing) · da rift (hole or break caused by tearing) · bg скъсано място (hole or break caused by tearing) · bg прорез (hole or break caused by tearing) · ckb دڕین (hole or break caused by tearing) · sv reva (hole or break caused by tearing) · kmr şeq (hole or break caused by tearing) · ota چاك (hole or break caused by tearing) · gl fenda (hole or break caused by tearing) · ota فتق (hole or break caused by tearing) · de Riss (hole or break caused by tearing) · ru разры́в (hole or break caused by tearing)
/teə/ (New-Zealand) without the cheer–chair merger
Etymology
From Middle English teren, from Old English teran (“to tear, lacerate”), from Proto-Germanic *teraną (“to tear, tear apart, rip”), from Proto-Indo-European *der- (“to tear, tear apart”).
Cognate with Scots tere, teir, tair (“to rend, lacerate, wound, rip, tear out”), Dutch teren (“to eliminate, efface, live, survive by consumption”), German zehren (“to consume, misuse”), German zerren (“to tug, rip, tear”), Danish tære (“to consume”), Swedish tära (“to fret, consume, deplete, use up”), Icelandic tæra (“to clear, corrode”). Outside Germanic, cognate to Ancient Greek δέρω (dérō, “to skin”), Albanian ther (“to slay, skin, pierce”). Doublet of tire.
Meanings
(transitive) To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate.
Then there came a reg'lar terror of a sou'wester same as you don't get one summer in a thousand, and blowed the shanty flat and ripped about half of the weir poles out of the sand. We spent consider'ble money getting 'em reset, and then a swordfish got into the pound and tore the nets all to slathers, right in the middle of the squiteague season.
He suffered, poor man, at seeing her so badly dressed, with laceless boots, and the arm-holes of her pinafore torn down to the hips; for the charwoman took no care of her. 1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter I, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:
He tore his coat on the nail.
(transitive) To injure as if by pulling apart.
He tore some muscles in a weight-lifting accident.
(transitive) To destroy or reduce abstract unity or coherence, such as social, political or emotional.
He was torn by conflicting emotions.
(transitive) To make (an opening) with force or energy.
A piece of debris tore a tiny straight channel through the satellite.
The artillery tore a gap in the line.
His boss will tear him a new one when he finds out.
(often, transitive, with off or out) To remove by tearing, or with sudden great force.
[A] surge of muddy water tore him free from his sandy nook and tumbled him down the gully. 2012, Max Overton, Horemheb:
Tear the coupon out of the newspaper.
(of structures, transitive, with-down) To demolish.
The slums were torn down to make way for the new development.
(intransitive) To become torn, especially accidentally.
My dress has torn.
(intransitive) To move or act with great speed, energy, or violence.
I've been tearing around in my fucking nightgown. 24/7 Sylvia Plath. 2019, Lana Del Rey, Hope Is a Dangerous Thing:
I waited to hear no more, but tore up the village to find Poirot. 1920, Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, London: Pan Books, published 1954, page 133:
The tornado lingered, tearing through town, leaving nothing upright.
He went tearing down the hill at 90 miles per hour.
He tore into the backlog of complaints.
(intransitive) To smash or enter something with great force.
The chain shot tore into the approaching line of infantry.
(intransitive) To be interrupted midway through.
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Deriveds
tear into (terms derived from tear (verb)) · tear-throat (terms derived from tear (verb)) · tear along (terms derived from tear (verb)) · tear away (terms derived from tear (verb)) · tear to pieces (terms derived from tear (verb)) · tear off (terms derived from tear (verb)) · tear-ass (terms derived from tear (verb)) · war torn (terms derived from tear (verb)) · tear apart (terms derived from tear (verb)) · tear-mouth (terms derived from tear (verb)) · totear (terms derived from tear (verb)) · rip-and-tear (terms derived from tear (verb)) · tear someone a new one (terms derived from tear (verb)) · tear a cat (terms derived from tear (verb)) · tear up (terms derived from tear (verb)) · tearstrip (terms derived from tear (verb)) · tear-cat (terms derived from tear (verb)) · torn write (terms derived from tear (verb)) · tear at (terms derived from tear (verb)) · tear out (terms derived from tear (verb)) · tear to shreds (terms derived from tear (verb)) · tearaway (terms derived from tear (verb)) · tear ass (terms derived from tear (verb)) · tear one's hair out (terms derived from tear (verb)) · betear (terms derived from tear (verb)) · uptear (terms derived from tear (verb)) · tearable (terms derived from tear (verb)) · tear it up (terms derived from tear (verb)) · tearer (terms derived from tear (verb)) · that's torn it (terms derived from tear (verb)) · tear someone a new asshole (terms derived from tear (verb)) · tear a strip off someone (terms derived from tear (verb)) · tear down (terms derived from tear (verb)) · tearproof (terms derived from tear (verb)) · tearabout (terms derived from tear (verb)) · retear (terms derived from tear (verb)) · tearthumb (terms derived from tear (verb)) · tear one's hair (terms derived from tear (verb)) · that tears it (terms derived from tear (verb))
uk зрива́ти (to remove by tearing) · oc esquinçar (to rend) · mi tīhae (to rend) · wa kixhiyî (to rend) · ru разруша́ть (to demolish; to tear down — see also demolish) · wa dischirer (to rend) · bo རལ (to become torn) · kmr dirandin (to rend) · sl strgati (to rend) · ru сноси́ть (to demolish; to tear down — see also demolish) · ltg plēst (to rend) · nl scheuren (to injure as if by pulling apart) · es desgarrar (to rend) · ru разрыва́ть (to rend) · mt qatta’ (to rend) · da rive (to rend) · ko 찢다 (to rend) · ltg skombuot (to rend) · kmr jê vekirin (to remove by tearing) · pl zerwać (to remove by tearing) · hu repeszt (to move at excessive speed, act with energy) · de abreißen (to demolish; to tear down — see also demolish) · te తుంచు (to remove by tearing) · pl podrzeć się (to become torn) · bo དབྲལ (to rend) · arn üngarn (to remove by tearing) · uk зірва́ти (to remove by tearing) · kmr piçandin (to remove by tearing) · uk де́рти (to rend) · fi syöksyä (to move at excessive speed, act with energy) · de einreißen (to become torn) · fr se déchirer (to become torn) · th ขาด (to become torn) · ckb دڕاو (to become torn) · got 𐌳𐌹𐍃𐍃𐌺𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (to rend) · nrf dêchither (to rend) · ang rēofan (to rend) · uk зно́сити (to demolish; to tear down — see also demolish) · cmn 撕 (to rend) · fr démolir (to demolish; to tear down — see also demolish) · sl strgati se (to become torn) · sh тргати (to rend) · da revne (to rend) · alt јырт- (to rend) · ru рвать (to rend) · ar شَقَّ (to rend) · is rífa (to rend) · ota یارمق (to rend) · bg нося се (to move at excessive speed, act with energy) · ta பிய் (to rend) · fi käydä käsiksi (to move at excessive speed, act with energy) · pl zrywać (to remove by tearing) · te చించు (to rend) · ca esquinçar (to rend) · ro scoate (to remove by tearing) · fr déchirer (to rend) · uk рва́ти (to rend) · izh revittää (to rend) · kmr perçiqandin (to smash or enter something with great force) · ceb gisi (to rend) · fi revetä (to become torn) · as ছিঙা (to remove by tearing) · it strappare (to remove by tearing) · pl rwać (to rend) · hu szakít (to rend) · fi repiä (to smash or enter something with great force) · fa پاره کردن (to rend) · fi repiä (to demolish; to tear down — see also demolish) · ko 찢어내다 (to remove by tearing) · it squarciare (to rend) · fi kaahata (to move at excessive speed, act with energy) · fi repeytyä (to become torn) · tyz xẻ (to rend) · vi xé (to rend) · so jeexid (to rend) · oc esquiçar (to rend) · kmr peritandin (to rend) · ca estripar (to rend) · te తుంచు (to rend) · de abreißen (to become torn) · ro dărâma (to demolish; to tear down — see also demolish) · id robek (to rend) · got 𐍄𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽 (to rend) · ru срыва́ть (to remove by tearing) · de abreißen (to remove by tearing) · hu tép (to rend) · ar مَزَّقَ (to rend) · hy պատռել (to rend) · hu lebont (to demolish; to tear down — see also demolish) · wa sclefer (to rend) · id sobek (to rend) · de reißen (to rend) · fi repiä (to make an opening with force or energy) · hu elszakad (to become torn) · nap straccià (to rend) · da flå (to rend) · ro smulge (to remove by tearing) · es irrumpir (to rend) · la lanio (to rend) · pt arrancar (to remove by tearing) · acw شَقّ (to rend) · ca esquinçar (to become torn) · wa kischirer (to rend) · cs utrhnout (to remove by tearing) · hy ճղել (to rend) · fo skræða (to rend) · ro detașa (to remove by tearing) · el σκίζω (to rend) · ru нести́сь (to move at excessive speed, act with energy) · ga rois (to rend) · pl burzyć (to demolish; to tear down — see also demolish) · gl arrancar (to remove by tearing) · cmn 撕破 (to rend) · cs rvát (to rend) · es rasgar (to rend) · izh reppiä (to rend) · uk віддирати (to remove by tearing) · eo ŝiri (to remove by tearing) · sk rvať (to rend) · nl scheuren (to rend) · gl desgarrar (to become torn) · fr détacher (to remove by tearing) · ja 破る (to rend) · te చినుగు (to rend) · gl rachar (to rend) · eo ŝiri (to rend) · as চিৰা (to remove by tearing) · it dilaniare (to rend) · sh trgati (to rend) · mww dua (to remove by tearing) · hu száguld (to move at excessive speed, act with energy) · be ірва́ць (to rend) · eo elŝiri (to remove by tearing) · bg късам се (to become torn) · cs roztrhnout se (to become torn) · tr koparmak (to remove by tearing) · ckb دڕاندن (to rend) · pl odrywać (to remove by tearing) · ru оторва́ть (to remove by tearing) · ru рва́ться (to become torn) · ru отрыва́ть (to remove by tearing) · bg износвам (to destroy or reduce abstract unity or coherence) · ain ヤサ (to rend) · ta கிழி (to rend) · kmr herifandin (to demolish; to tear down — see also demolish) · pt rasgar (to rend) · hu szakad (to become torn) · fi murskata (to smash or enter something with great force) · pl drzeć (to rend) · gl demoler (to demolish; to tear down — see also demolish) · lv traukties (to move at excessive speed, act with energy) · bg разкъсвам (to make an opening with force or energy) · th ฉีก (to rend) · nl uitscheuren (to remove by tearing) · ro alerga (to move at excessive speed, act with energy) · sv riva (to rend) · wa xhiyî (to rend) · nl verscheuren (to destroy or reduce abstract unity or coherence) · id carik (to rend) · pt rasgar (to become torn) · pl drzeć się (to become torn) · fi revähtää (to injure as if by pulling apart) · it andare sparato (to move at excessive speed, act with energy) · as ফলা (to rend) · id cabik (to rend) · ltg pleist kūpā (to become torn) · pt rasgar (to remove by tearing) · ru снести́ (to demolish; to tear down — see also demolish) · mww dua (to injure as if by pulling apart) · ru порва́ться (to become torn) · fr déchirer (to remove by tearing) · fi repiä (to remove by tearing) · nl slopen (to demolish; to tear down — see also demolish) · uk руйнува́ти (to demolish; to tear down — see also demolish) · mww dua (to become torn) · uk відде́рти (to remove by tearing) · de herausreißen (to remove by tearing) · ang teran (to rend) · tyz bí (to rend) · th ฉีกขาด (to become torn) · pt destacar (to remove by tearing) · th ฉีก (to remove by tearing) · hy ճղվել (to become torn) · it demolire (to demolish; to tear down — see also demolish) · hy պատառել (to rend) · pt demolir (to demolish; to tear down — see also demolish) · fi revähdyttää (to injure as if by pulling apart) · mi turaki (to demolish; to tear down — see also demolish) · ltg pleist (to become torn) · nl scheuren (to move at excessive speed, act with energy) · tr kırmak (to rend) · sl odtrgati (to remove by tearing) · ro sfâșia (to rend) · uk зруйнува́ти (to demolish; to tear down — see also demolish) · lv saplēst (to demolish; to tear down — see also demolish) · fi repiä (to destroy or reduce abstract unity or coherence) · az cırmaq (to rend) · chr ᎦᏣᎦᎵᎭ (to rend) · izh revetä (to become torn) · uk розрива́ти (to rend) · hy պատռվել (to become torn) · it strapparsi (to become torn) · swb urandruha (to become torn) · hu letép (to remove by tearing) · lv pārplēst (to rend) · it strappare (to rend) · cs roztrhnout (to rend) · lv plēst (to rend) · ro rupe (to rend) · fi revähtää (to become torn) · bg откъсвам (to remove by tearing) · uk нести́ся (to move at excessive speed, act with energy) · ca esgarrar (to become torn) · uk знести́ (to demolish; to tear down — see also demolish) · qu llik'iy (to rend) · ru разру́шить (to demolish; to tear down — see also demolish) · hu lerombol (to demolish; to tear down — see also demolish) · he קָרַע (to rend) · bg късам (to rend) · sl raztrgati (to rend) · es desgarrarse (to become torn) · cy rhwygo (to rend) · sah хайыт (to rend) · ta கிழி (to become torn) · fo skrædna (to become torn) · ang slītan (to rend) · lv plīst (to become torn) · mba ginisi (to rend) · ru разорва́ть (to rend) · be рваць (to rend) · pl rwać się (to become torn) · tr yırtılmak (to become torn) · kmr dirîn (to become torn) · pl zburzyć (to demolish; to tear down — see also demolish) · hu leszakít (to remove by tearing) · fi rynnätä (to move at excessive speed, act with energy) · fa دراندن (to rend) · lt plyšti (to rend) · de reißen (to become torn) · bg разкъсвам (to injure as if by pulling apart) · ky жырт (to rend) · mnc ᡨᠠᡩᡠᠮᠪᡳ (to rend) · km ហែក (to rend) · sk trhať (to rend) · ro se rupe (to become torn) · de zerreißen (to become torn) · cs strhnout (to demolish; to tear down — see also demolish) · tyz déc (to rend) · ro demola (to demolish; to tear down — see also demolish) · mww dua (to rend) · ru сорва́ть (to remove by tearing) · pl porwać się (to become torn) · pl oderwać (to remove by tearing) · mt qatta’ (to remove by tearing) · uk розде́рти (to rend) · fa دریدن (to rend) · pl pruć (to move at excessive speed, act with energy) · as ফালা (to rend) · cs odtrhnout (to remove by tearing) · sa दृणाति (to rend) · tpi brukim (to rend) · yi רײַסן (to rend) · hy պոկել (to remove by tearing) · ru порва́ть (to rend) · nrf dêchither (to remove by tearing) · pl pędzić (to move at excessive speed, act with energy) · ga stróic (to rend) · ja 引き裂く (to rend) · ro rupe (to remove by tearing) · it staccare (to remove by tearing) · ko 찢기다 (to become torn) · qu llik'iy (to become torn) · fi repiä (to rend) · de zerreißen (to rend)
From Middle English tear, teer, teere, ter, tere, tyar, tyear, tyer, tær (“tear”), from Old English teagor, tēar, tæher, from Proto-West Germanic *tahr, from Proto-Germanic *tahrą (“tear”), from Proto-Indo-European *dáḱru- (“tear”).
Cognates
Cognate with German Zähre (“tear”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, and Norwegian Nynorsk tåre (“tear”), Faroese and Icelandic tár (“tear”), Swedish tår (“tear”), Gothic 𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂 (tagr, “teardrop”); also Cornish dager (“tear; drop”), Irish deoir (“tear”), Manx jeir (“tear”), Scottish Gaelic deur (“tear; drop”), Welsh deigryn (“tear”), Latin dacrima, dacruma, lachryma, lacrima, lacruma, lacryma (“tear”), Greek δάκρυ (dákry, “tear”), Armenian արտոսր (artosr, “tear”).
Meanings
A drop of clear, salty liquid produced from the eyes by crying or irritation.
Ryan wiped the tear from the paper he was crying on.
'[…] I remember a lady coming to inspect St. Mary's Home where I was brought up and seeing us all in our lovely Elizabethan uniforms we were so proud of, and bursting into tears all over us because "it was wicked to dress us like charity children".[…]' 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 6, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
I pray you in your Letters, / When you ſhall theſe vnluckie deeds relate, / Speake of me, as I am. […] / Of one, whoſe ſubdu'd Eyes, / Albeit un-vsed to the melting moode, / Drops teares as faſt as the Arabian Trees / Their Medicinable gumme. 1603, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies, London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, act V, scene ii, page 338:
Big tears streamed from Lisa's eyes, rolling down her cheeks.
Something in the form of a transparent drop of fluid matter; also, a solid, transparent, tear-shaped drop, as of some balsams or resins.
Let Araby extol her happy coast, / Her fragrant flowers, her trees with precious tears. 1717, William Congreve, Samuel Croxall, John Dryden, Laurence Eusden, John Ozell, “Book X”, in Ovid’s Metamorphoses in Fifteen Books. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:
(qualifier:glass manufacture) A partially vitrified bit of clay in glass.
That which causes or accompanies tears; a lament; a dirge.
Without meed of some melodious tear. Begin then, Sisters of the sacred well [...] 1637, John Milton, “Lycidas”, in Justa Edouardo King Naufrago, Cambridge: Printed by Thomas Buck, and Roger Daniel, published 1638, page 131:
ca llàgrima (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · km ទឹកភ្នែក (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · ks ऒश (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · ko 눈물 (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · es lágrima (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · et pisar (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · rup lacãrmã (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · cs slza (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · pl łza (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · fur lagrime (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · io lakrimo (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · gl bagulla (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · be сляза́ (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · he דִּמְעָה (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · az göz yaşı (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · mt demgħa (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · dv ކަރުނަ (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · nl traan (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · el δάκρυ (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · ltg osora (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · ast llárima (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · ml കണ്ണുനീർ (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · ssy dhiimo (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · tg ашқ (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · akl euha (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · sa अश्रु (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · txb akrūna (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · msk lowa (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · br daerenn (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · nds Traan (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · ga deoir (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · hvn ei na mada (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · lo ຊົນລະນາ (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · nb tåre (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · mwr आंहू (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · km អស្សុ (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · cy deigryn (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · ur آن٘سُو (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · nan-hbl 目屎 (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · lo ຍົມມະນາ (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · uga 𐎄𐎎𐎓𐎚 (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · vec làgrema (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · fj wai ni mata (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · xto ākär (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · ti ንብዓት (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · lbe макь (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · kw dager (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · pwn ruseq (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · dsb łdza (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · nan-hbl 珠淚 /珠泪 (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · ht dlo (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · fi kyynel (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · sq lot (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · fi kyynel (something in the form of a transparent drop of fluid matter) · av магӏу (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · ar دَمْعَة (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · scn làgrima (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · cv куҫ-ҫуль (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · fa-ira اَرْس (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · war luha (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · as চকুপানী (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · ug ياش (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · pdt Tron (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · izh pisar (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · se ganjal (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · cu сльза (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · bg сълза́ (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · got 𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂 (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · si බපප (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · nci īxxāyōtl (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · tr gözyaşı (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · ky көз жаш (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · kpv синва (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · wuu 眼泪水 (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · aqc набхъ (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · nci īxāyōtl (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · ota اشك (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · alt јаш (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · qu wiqi (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · bho आँसू (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · hit 𒅖𒄩𒀪𒊒 (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · eo larmo (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · nap lacrema (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · it lacrima (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · orv сльза (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · khv мукъу (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · vec łàgrema (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · non brúdǫgg (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · ka ცრემლი (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · eu negar (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · pt lágrima (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · aa ximo (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · mi roimata (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · bo མིག་ཆུ (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · lt ãšara (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · sl solza (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · ur اَشْک (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · sc làgrima (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · vi nước mắt (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · rup lacrimã (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · is tár (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · ur آنْسُو (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · ms اءير مات (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · sk slza (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · bqi هرس (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · am እንባ (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · lo ຍົມ (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · lez нагъв (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · fr larme (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · kmr hêsir (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · ta கண்ணீர் (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · mrw lo' (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · oc lagrema (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · my မျက်ရည် (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · rob wai mata (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · nah ixayotl (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · te కన్నీరు (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · lb Tréin (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · sga dér (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · tl luha (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · or ଅଶ୍ରୁ (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · non bráregn (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · alt кӧс јажы (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · kmr rondik (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · njo-jgl nüktzü (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · kk көз жасы (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · bn আঁখিজল (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · unm spinkw (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · tg aшк (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · mn нулимс (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · sh су̏за (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · non tár (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · crh közyaş (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · yi טרער (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · huz ма̇къу (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · ks اۆش (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · so ilmo (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · ce бӏаьрхи (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · grc δάκρυον (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · yue 眼淚 /眼泪 (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · hy արտասուք (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · ar دَمْع (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · gd deur (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · za raemxda (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · si කඳුළු (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · mba luha (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · fo tár (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · non skúrir (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · de Träne (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · scn làcrima (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · sc làcrima (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · mi waikamo (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · mk солза (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · rm larma (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · ang tēar (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · ja 涙 (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · eu malko (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · kaw luh (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · mzn اسری (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · ml അശ്രു (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · scn larma (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · ko 누ᇇ믈 (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · iba ai mata (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · tet luu-been (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · fa-ira اَشْک (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · ckt мэрэт (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · lv asara (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · ckt мэрэмэр (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · kn ಕಣ್ಣೀರು (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · tt күз яше (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · ky жаш (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · gl pinga (something in the form of a transparent drop of fluid matter) · zum خَرس (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · scn làrima (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · ill lu (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · aho 𑜃𑜪 𑜄𑜡 (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · sv tår (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · ba йәш (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · am ዕምባ (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · ist lagrama (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · cmn 眼淚 /眼泪 (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · si අස්සු (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · de Zähre (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · gu આંસુ (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · ps اوښکه (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · ml കണ്ണീർ (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · th น้ำตา (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · ko 누ᇈ믈 (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · rsk слиза (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · sw chozi (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · tet matan-been (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · ki rĩithori (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · pox slåză (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · rif ameṭṭa (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · cmn 淚 /泪 (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · izh kyynel (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · tpi aiwara (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · nn tåra (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · ro lacrimă (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · lnd abpa mateh (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · gl bágoa (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · ms air mata (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · om immimamaan (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · bn অশ্রু (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · pap lágrima (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · hsb sylza (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · tg сиришқ (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · kl qulleq (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · uli chaelmat (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · uk сльоза́ (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · tt яшь (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · kk жас (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · scn lasma (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · sh sȕza (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · tsg luha (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · uz koʻz yoshi (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · jv waspa (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · sah харах уута (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · jv luh (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · qu wigi (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · af traan (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · da tåre (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · id air mata (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · pi assu (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · gu અશ્રુ (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · ovd tår (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · grc δάκρυ (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · hi आँसू (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · as লো (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · tk gözýaş (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · wyi baañdji mirring (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · ru слеза́ (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · tet luun (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · ckb فرمێسک (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · as চকুলো (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · la lacrima (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · zdj tsozi (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · ia lacrima (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · bcl luha (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · hu könny (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · hi अश्क (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · hy արցունք (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · ast llágrima (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · ceb luha (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · sc làmigra (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) · dng нянлуй (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes)
From Middle English tear, teer, teere, ter, tere, tyar, tyear, tyer, tær (“tear”), from Old English teagor, tēar, tæher, from Proto-West Germanic *tahr, from Proto-Germanic *tahrą (“tear”), from Proto-Indo-European *dáḱru- (“tear”).
Cognates
Cognate with German Zähre (“tear”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, and Norwegian Nynorsk tåre (“tear”), Faroese and Icelandic tár (“tear”), Swedish tår (“tear”), Gothic 𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂 (tagr, “teardrop”); also Cornish dager (“tear; drop”), Irish deoir (“tear”), Manx jeir (“tear”), Scottish Gaelic deur (“tear; drop”), Welsh deigryn (“tear”), Latin dacrima, dacruma, lachryma, lacrima, lacruma, lacryma (“tear”), Greek δάκρυ (dákry, “tear”), Armenian արտոսր (artosr, “tear”).
Meanings
(intransitive) To produce tears.
Her eyes began to tear in the harsh wind.
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tears
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teared
Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part
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Translations (28)
fo tára (to produce tears) · ro lăcrima (to produce tears) · pt lacrimejar (to produce tears) · ar دَمَعَ (to produce tears) · el δακρύζω (to produce tears) · gl chorar (to produce tears) · gl esbagullar (to produce tears) · ko 눈물 흘리다 (to produce tears) · es lagrimar (to produce tears) · gl salaiar (to produce tears) · mk солзи (to produce tears) · hu könnyezik (to produce tears) · pt chorar (to produce tears) · fr larmoyer (to produce tears) · de tränen (to produce tears) · fi kyynelehtiä (to produce tears) · lv asarot (to produce tears) · fi vuotaa (to produce tears) · cmn 流泪 (to produce tears) · acw دَمَّع (to produce tears) · eo larmi (to produce tears) · ang tīeran (to produce tears) · bg сълзя (to produce tears) · gl esbagoar (to produce tears) · ko 눈물짓다 (to produce tears) · got 𐍄𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽 (to produce tears) · bo མིག་ཆུ་ཤོར (to produce tears) · es lagrimear (to produce tears)