Meaning

6 senses
  1. A hole or break caused by tearing.

    A small tear is easy to mend, if it is on the seam.

    Riss

    разры́вrazrýv

    розри́вrozrýv

  2. (slang)A rampage.

    to go on a tear

  3. A drop of clear, salty liquid produced from the eyes by crying or irritation.

    Big tears streamed from Lisa's eyes, rolling down her cheeks.

    Ryan wiped the tear from the paper he was crying on.

    Träne, Zähre

    слеза́slezá

    сльоза́slʹozá

  4. Something in the form of a transparent drop of fluid matter; also, a solid, transparent, tear-shaped drop, as of some balsams or resins.

  5. A partially vitrified bit of clay in glass.

  6. That which causes or accompanies tears; a lament; a dirge.

Examples

1676 sentences
  1. I saw tears in her eyes.

    Я бачив сльози в її очах. — ascolto

    ruЯ увидел в её глазах слёзы. — marafon

  2. He tried to keep back his tears.

    Він намагався стримати свої сльози. — deniko

    ruОн пытался сдержать свои слёзы. — sharptoothed

    deEr versuchte seine Tränen zurückzuhalten. — Manfredo

  3. I see tears in your eyes.

    Бачу сльози в твоїх очах. — Dorenda

    ruВижу слёзы в твоих глазах. — Dorenda

    deIch sehe Tränen in deinen Augen. — Dorenda

  4. She broke into tears.

    Вона розплакалася. — ChickenKiev

    ruОна расплакалась. — Biga

    deSie brach in Tränen aus. — MUIRIEL

  5. She couldn't stop the tears.

    Вона не могла стримати сліз. — deniko

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
hole or break caused by tearing:
drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes:
Русский
By meaning 2
hole or break caused by tearing:
drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
hole or break caused by tearing:
drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes:

Origin

From Middle English teren, from Old English teran (“to tear, lacerate”), from Proto-German

From Middle English teren, from Old English teran (“to tear, lacerate”), from Proto-Germanic *teraną (“to tear, tear apart, rip”), from Proto-Indo-European *der- (“to tear, tear apart”).

From Middle English tear, teer, teere, ter, tere, tyar, tyear, tyer, tær (“tear”), from Old English teagor, tēar, tæher, from Proto-West Germanic *tahr, from Proto-Germanic *tahrą (“tear”), from Proto-Indo-European *dáḱru- (“tear”).

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Forms

plural: tears
Singulartear
Pluraltears

regular

Word family

48 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • burst into tears
  • tear gas
  • tore up the
  • fired tear gas
  • tore down the
  • wear and tear
  • with tears in
  • police fired tear
  • shed any tears
  • tore the letter
  • moved to tears
  • tears ran down

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
tear — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto