tear along
tear along · tears along · tore along · torn along · tearing along
To run quickly along somewhereTo run quickly along somewhere.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To run quickly along somewhere.
(transitive)To break something into two pieces by separating at a line of perforations.
Forms
tears along, tearing along, tore along, torn along| Base form | tear along · to tear along |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | tears along |
| Present participle | tearing along |
| Past simple | tore along |
| Past participle | torn along |
irregular · Lesson
Phrasal verbs
8 phrasal verbs- tear offвідірвати, відірватисяTo rip away from; to pull a piece from forcibly.
- tear outприбрати, видалитиTo remove by tearing.
- tear awayвідірватися, відірватиTo remove (oneself or another person), overcoming that person's reluctance to be so removed.
- tear upTo tear into pieces.
- tear downTo demolish.
- tear intoTo subject to a heavy attack, physical or figurative.
- tear alongTo run quickly along somewhere.
- tear apartUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tear, apart.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb