past form
Someone pulled something so hard that it separated or got a hole in it.
She tore the paper in half.
The dog tore the toy to pieces.
American English
How to pronounce tore
verbB1Common word
TOR
/tʰɔɹ/
One syllable.
Form of tear
Someone pulled something so hard that it separated or got a hole in it.
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Useful expressions
To start crying or get tears in your eyes.
I teared up at the end of the movie.
Crying because of strong emotion, sadness, or pain.
He was in tears after the argument.
To destroy something by pulling it into pieces.
The dog tore the toy apart.
Related words & forms
To mean “rip,” use tore and torn: I tore it; I have torn it. But tear up meaning “start crying” usually has teared up: I teared up.