Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tear apart

/ˈtɛɚ əˈpɑɹt/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.21 in modern English

Syllables: tear a-part
IPA: /ˈtɛɚ əˈpɑɹt/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tear, apart.

Transitive verb

verb

Transitive verb

verb

To cause to separate suddenly or violently.

Transitive verb

verb

To defeat overwhelmingly.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"She tore her ex-boyfriend’s clothes apart in fury."
"The bomb tore apart most of the town hall."
"Johnny: You are lying! I never hit you! You are tearing me apart, Lisa!"
"Love, love will tear us apart again"
"But Celtic could smell blood and they tore the Reds apart in the 12th minute."
"That never looked likely and, to the Terriers' credit, they fought hard and defended well at times against a City side capable of tearing apart almost any team at any level."

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

tears apart (present, singular) tearing apart (participle, present) tore apart (past) torn apart (participle, past)

Synonyms

rive take apart pan trash

Questions

How do you pronounce tear apart?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɛɚ əˈpɑɹt/.
What does tear apart mean?: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tear, apart.

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