Word of the Day: Tear
You can use “tear” as a verb or as a noun. To “tear” something is to damage it by ripping with one’s hands. You can also use “tear” when removing paper from a notebook or checkbook:
| simple | past | past participle |
|---|---|---|
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tear
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tore
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torn
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- You have to tear your assignment from your notebook and give it to the teacher.
- Yolanda tore a check out of her checkbook and gave it to the salesclerk.
- I tore my jacket on something. Now it has a big hole in the sleeve.
- My jacket was torn while I was walking through the woods.
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He was so mad at the people who fixed his car that he tore up the bill:
You can also use “tear” as a noun:
- I have a tear in my jacket.
- There’s a tear in this dollar bill.
- This picture has a large tear through the middle of it:
It’s worth noting that we use the same spelling for the word “tear.”
- There were a lot of tears at the going-away party.
- A small tear rolled down her cheek when she thought about her mother.
- People produce tears when they cry.
Essential English Dictionary
Visit the Popular English Words Beginning with T page to see the list of all words starting with letter T. For seeing the HiCafe dictionary, visit the Popular English Words with Meaning page.
