Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tear away

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.33 in modern English

Syllables: tear -away
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove (oneself or another person), overcoming that person's reluctance to be so removed.

Transitive verb

verb

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

Example Sentences

"I couldn't tear myself away from the movie after I had begun watching it."
"Could I please tear you away from that video game for a moment?"
"Watching the world go by is so much fun that I have to tear myself away to catch my next service - LNER's 'Highland Chieftain' worked by a bi-mode Class 800 Azuma, [...]."

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

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

Synonyms

tear off rip off

Questions

What does tear away mean?: To remove (oneself or another person), overcoming that person's reluctance to be so removed.

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