tier
To arrange in layersTo arrange in layers.
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» I'm only on the first tier.
letsgolanguages · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(transitive)To arrange in layers.
(transitive)To cascade in an overlapping sequence.
(transitive)To move (data) from one storage medium to another as an optimization, based on how frequently it is accessed.
Examples
13 sentencesI'm only on the first tier.
We're approaching a two-tiered medical system.
deWir laufen auf eine Zweiklassenmedizin zu. — frpzzd
The subscriptions for the service come in tiers.
She sculpted the cake into a three-tiered masterpiece.
Tom is a graduate of a top-tier university.
Origin
From Middle French tier, from Old French tire (“rank, sequence, order, kind”), probably frFrom Middle French tier, from Old French tire (“rank, sequence, order, kind”), probably from tirer (“to draw, draw out”). Alternatively, from a Germanic source related to Middle English tir (“honour, glory, power, rule”), Old English tīr (“glory, honour, fame”), Old Norse tírr (“glory, honour, renown”).
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Forms
tiers, tiering, tiered, tieredLessons 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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.