Transcription
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- [teer]
- /tɪər/
- /teər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [teer]
- /tɪər/
Definitions of tears word
- noun tears the act of tearing. 1
- noun tears a rent or fissure. Synonyms: rip, rift, rupture. 1
- noun tears a rage or passion; violent flurry or outburst. 1
- noun tears Informal. a spree. 1
- verb without object tears to become torn. 1
- verb without object tears to make a tear or rent. 1
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Origin of tears
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English teer, Old English tēar, tehher, taeher; cognate with Old High German zahar, Old Norse tār, Gothic tagr, Greek dákry, Latin lacrima (see lachrymal); (v.) Middle English teren, Old English teheran, in teherende (gerund), derivative of the noun
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Parts of speech for Tears
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tears popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% 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".
tears usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tears
noun tears
- adam's ale — water
- aqua — Aqua is the same as the colour aquamarine.
- aqua pura — pure water; esp., distilled water
- aquae — Chiefly Pharmacology. water. a liquid. a solution, especially in water.
- bile — Bile is a liquid produced by your liver which helps you to digest fat.
Antonyms for tears
verb tears
noun tears
- joins — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of join.
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