English

Pronunciation
(RP): AHD|tâ, IPA|/t��/, SAMPA|/tE@/
(US): AHD|târ, IPA|/t��/, SAMPA|/tE@`/
audio|en-us-tear-verb.ogg|Audio (US), verb

Etymology 1
Old English teran

Verb
en-verb|tears|tearing|tore|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.

1. transitive (followed by off or out) To remove by tearing.

#: Tear the coupon out of the newspaper.

1. intransitive To become torn, especially accidentally.

#: My dress has torn.

1. intransitive To move at excessive speed.

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

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

Related terms
tearaway
that's torn it
wear and tear

Translations
trans-top|rend
Arabic: ARchar|�ز� unicode|(mázzaqa)
Chinese: � (sī)
Czech: roztrhnout
Danish: flå, rive; revne
Dutch: scheuren
Finnish: repiä
French: déchirer
German: rei�en, zerrei�en
Hungarian: tép, szakít
Indonesian: robek, sobek, cabik, carik
Irish: stróic
trans-mid
Italian: strappare
Japanese: 破� (���, yabúru), ���� (����, hikisáku)
Korean: 찢� (jjijda, jjit-)
Kurdish: KUchar|د�ا�د�
Portuguese: rasgar
Russian: �ва��/по�ва�� (rvat�/porvát'), �аз��ва��/�азо�ва�� (razryvát'/razorvát')
Slovene: raztrgati, strgati
Spanish: rasgar
Swedish: riva
Telugu: �ిన��� (chinugu), త���� (tuMchu), �ి��� (ciMchu)
Turkish: kırmak
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trans-top|remove by tearing
Czech: utrhnout, odtrhnout
French: déchirer, détacher
German: herausrei�en
Korean: 찢��� (jjijEonaeda)
Russian: о���ва��/о�о�ва�� (otryvát'/otorvát')
trans-mid
Portuguese: destacar, arrancar
Spanish: arrancar
Slovene: odtrgati
Turkish: koparmak
Telugu: త���� (tuMchu)
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trans-top|become torn
Czech: roztrhnout se
Finnish: revetä, repeytyä
French: se déchirer
German: rei�en
Korean: 찢기� (jjitgida)
trans-mid
Kurdish: KUchar|د�ا�
Russian: �ва����/по�ва���� (rvat�s'a/porvát's'a),
Slovene: strgati se
Spanish: desgarrar
Turkish: yırtılmak
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trans-top|move at excessive speed
trans-mid
Russian: не��и�� (n'estís')
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Noun
en-noun

1. A hole or break caused by tearing.

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

Derived terms
wear and tear

Translations
trans-top|hole or break caused by tearing
Danish: flænge, rift#Danish|rift
German: Riss m
Kurdish: KUchar|د���
Portuguese: rasgo m, fenda f, buraco m
trans-mid
Russian: �аз��в (razrýv) m
Telugu: �ిర��� (chirugu)
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Derived terms
tearsheet

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Pronunciation
(RP): AHD|tî, IPA|/tɪ�/, SAMPA|/tI@/
(US): AHD|tîr, IPA|/tɪ�/, SAMPA|/tI@`/
audio|en-us-tear-noun.ogg|Audio (US), noun

Etymology 2
Old English t�ar

Noun
wikipedia
en-noun

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 where he was crying on.

Derived terms
crocodile tears
shed a tear
teardrop
tear duct
tearful
tear up
teary

Translations

Slovak: slza f
Slovene: solza f
Spanish: lágrima f
Swedish: tår c
Telugu: �న�న��ి బ����� (kanneeTi boTTu)
Turkish: gözya�ı
Urdu: URchar|ا�س�|آ�س� (�nsū)

Verb
en-verb

1. intransitive To produce drops of water (tears).

#: Her eyes began to tear in the harsh wind.

Translations
French: verser une larme, larmoyer
Korean: �물�� (nunmul-jitda), �물�리� (nunmul-heullida)

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Category:English nouns with irregular plurals
Category:English words with multiple etymologies

Frisian

Noun
tear

1. tar

Category:Frisian nouns

Old English

Pronunciation
IPA|/tæ:aɹ/

Etymology
Germanic *taxraz, from Indo-European *dak�ru-.

Germanic cognates: Old Frisian t�r, Old High German zahar (German Zähre, originally p), Old Norse tár (Swedish tår), Gothic ����.

Indo-European cognates: Sanskrit �श�र�, Greek δάκ��, Latin lacrima, Old Irish dér, Welsh deigr.

Noun
t�ar m

1. tear

Category:Old English nouns

Portuguese

Etymology
Ultimately from Latin tela

Noun
tear m

1. loom

Category:Bodily fluids
Category:Portuguese nouns

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