tether
To restrict with, or as if with, a tetherTo restrict with, or as if with, a tether.
» Tom is at the end of his tether.
У Тома ось-ось урветься терпець. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
Том на грані зриву. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
deniko · Tatoeba · CC0Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To restrict with, or as if with, a tether.
The cowboy tethered his horse outside the saloon.
anbinden, festmachen, beschränken
привяза́тьprivjazátʹ, привя́зыватьprivjázyvatʹ
tie with a tether
(transitive)To connect to something else.
To connect to something else.
(Internet, transitive)To connect (a smartphone) to a personal computer in order to give the computer access to the phone's Internet connection.
zusammenschalten, koppeln
Examples
10 sentencesTom is at the end of his tether.
У Тома ось-ось урветься терпець. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yanni was tethered to the house.
The goat had been tethered to the fence.
ruКозел был привязан к забору. — kukla
He was at the end of his tether.
deEr war mit seinen Kräften am Ende. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
When on a spacewalk, astronauts use safety tethers to attach themselves to their spacecraft.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English tether, teder, from Old English *tēoder and/or Old Norse tjóðr ( > DanFrom Middle English tether, teder, from Old English *tēoder and/or Old Norse tjóðr ( > Danish tøjr, Swedish tjuder); both from Proto-Germanic *teudrą (“rope; cord; shaft”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *dewtro-, from Proto-Indo-European *dew- (“to tie”), or from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to pull”). Cognate with North German Tüder (“tether for binding the cattle”), Swedish tjuder (“tether for binding cattle”).
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Forms
tethers, tethering, tethered, tetheredWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle