Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tie to

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.51 in modern English

Syllables
tie -to
IPA
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To rely on (someone).

American usage; Archaic; Transitive verb

verb

To connect one thing to another; to prove that a connection exists between two things.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

ties to (present, singular) tying to (participle, present) tied to (participle, past) tied to (past)

Questions

What does tie to mean?
To rely on (someone).

How to pronounce tie to

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