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tear into

/tɛə(ɹ)ˈɪntu/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.34 in modern English

Syllables
tear in-to
IPA
/tɛə(ɹ)ˈɪntu/
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To subject to a heavy attack, physical or figurative.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

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

Synonyms

lace into lay into light into rip into lam into pitch into

Questions

How do you pronounce tear into?
The recorded pronunciation is /tɛə(ɹ)ˈɪntu/.
What does tear into mean?
To subject to a heavy attack, physical or figurative.

How to pronounce tear into

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