tear

/tɛr/

verb B1
V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

3rd person singular
tears
past
tore
past participle
torn
gerund
tearing

Meaning

  1. romper, rasgar

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Phrasal verbs

  • tear up

    romper en pedazos

    She tears up the old letter.

    Ella rompe la vieja carta en pedazos.

  • tear down

    derribar (un edificio)

    They tear down the old bridge.

    Derriban el puente viejo.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa tear?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: He ___ the paper in half.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a tear?

verb

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