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- US Pronunciation
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- [teer in-too]
- /tɪər ˈɪn tu/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [teer in-too]
- /tɪər ˈɪn tu/
Definitions of tear into words
- verb with object tear into to pull apart or in pieces by force, especially so as to leave ragged or irregular edges. Synonyms: rend, rip, rive. Antonyms: mend, repair, sew. 1
- verb with object tear into to pull or snatch violently; wrench away with force: to tear wrappings from a package; to tear a book from someone's hands. 1
- verb with object tear into to distress greatly: anguish that tears the heart. Synonyms: break, crack, shatter, afflict. 1
- verb with object tear into to divide or disrupt: a country torn by civil war. Synonyms: disunite, split, splinter. Antonyms: unite, reunite, join, bind. 1
- verb with object tear into to wound or injure by or as if by rending; lacerate. Synonyms: cut, mangle, slash. 1
- verb with object tear into to produce or effect by rending: to tear a hole in one's coat. 1
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Origin of tear into
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English teren (v.), Old English teran; cognate with Dutch teren, German zehren to consume, Gothic distairan to destroy, Greek dérein to flay
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Parts of speech for Tear into
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tear into popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
tear into usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tear into
verb tear into
- attack — To attack a person or place means to try to hurt or damage them using physical violence.
- bad mouth — Slang. to speak critically and often disloyally of; disparage: Why do you bad-mouth your family so much?
- blistered — a thin vesicle on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury.
- call down — to request or invoke
- carpeting — You use carpeting to refer to a carpet, or to the type of material that is used to make carpets.
Antonyms for tear into
verb tear into
- idle — not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.
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