tear into
tear into · tears into · tore into · torn into · tearing into
To subject to a heavy attack, physical or figurativeTo subject to a heavy attack, physical or figurative.
/tɛə(ɹ)ˈɪntu/
» Why did Tom tear the letter into pieces?
Meaning
1 sensesTo subject to a heavy attack, physical or figurative.
More definitions
- hit violently, as in an attack
Examples
30 sentencesWhy did Tom tear the letter into pieces?
I tore the paper into pieces.
He tore the photographs into pieces.
ruОн разорвал фотографии на куски. — mebubo
deEr riss die Fotos in Stücke. — cost
She tore the letter into pieces.
ruОна разорвала письмо на мелкие кусочки. — ae5s
Tom tore the letter into pieces.
Forms
tears into, tearing into, tore into, torn into| Base form | tear into · to tear into |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | tears into |
| Present participle | tearing into |
| Past simple | tore into |
| Past participle | torn into |
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.
Synonyms
6 synonymsClose in meaning
- hit violently, as in an attack:lam intolace intopitch intolay into
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