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- [tahy]
- /taɪ/
- /taɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tahy]
- /taɪ/
Definitions of tie word
- verb with object tie to bind, fasten, or attach with a cord, string, or the like, drawn together and knotted: to tie a tin can on a dog's tail. 1
- verb with object tie to draw together the parts of with a knotted string or the like: to tie a bundle tight. 1
- verb with object tie to fasten by tightening and knotting the string or strings of: to tie one's shoes. 1
- verb with object tie to draw or fasten together into a knot, as a cord: to tie one's shoelace. 1
- verb with object tie to form by looping and interlacing, as a knot or bow. 1
- verb with object tie to fasten, join, or connect in any way. 1
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Origin of tie
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English te(i)gh cord, rope, Old English tēagh, tēgh, cognate with Old Norse taug rope; (v.) Middle English tien, Old English tīgan, derivative of the noun; compare Old Norse teygja to draw. See tug, tow1
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Parts of speech for Tie
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tie popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% 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".
tie usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tie
noun tie
- adapter — a person or thing that adapts
- alliance — An alliance is a group of countries or political parties that are formally united and working together because they have similar aims.
- ascot — a cravat with wide square ends, usually secured with an ornamental stud
- association — An association is an official group of people who have the same job, aim, or interest.
- attachment — If you have an attachment to someone or something, you are fond of them or loyal to them.
verb tie
- affiance — to bind (a person or oneself) in a promise of marriage; betroth
- agglutinate — to adhere or cause to adhere, as with glue
- allying — to unite formally, as by treaty, league, marriage, or the like (usually followed by with or to): Russia allied itself to France.
- anchor — An anchor is a heavy hooked object that is dropped from a boat into the water at the end of a chain in order to make the boat stay in one place.
- attach — If you attach something to an object, you join it or fasten it to the object.
Antonyms for tie
verb tie
- disembroil — to free from embroilment, entanglement, or confusion.
- disentangle — Free (something or someone) from an entanglement; extricate.
- let go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- discumber — (archaic, transitive) To free from that which cumbers or impedes; to disencumber.
- disjoin — to undo or prevent the junction or union of; disunite; separate.
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