Tear meaning in English
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Definition
a tear: a drop of fluid or liquid from the eyes (due to crying, emotion etc.)
a tear: a rip, a damaged part of a fabric or material
to tear: to rip, to damage, to separate or pull apart the fibres of a material
Examples
- "Jean : Susie, I am a tear on your cheek when you cry..."
- "Brian : Ok, here we go: 1 dreadlock from the head of Bob Marley... 1 tear from Jim Morrison's dog...."
Exercise 1
One last question! Choose the best definition for the following terms and expressions.
To chew is to .
To patch things up is to .
To apply for citizenship is to
To chew is to .
To patch things up is to .
To apply for citizenship is to
One last question! Choose the best definition for the following terms and expressions.
To chew is to to masticate 1.
To patch things up is to reconcile or make peace with someone 2.
To apply for citizenship is to make a formal demand for it 3
To chew is to to masticate 1.
To patch things up is to reconcile or make peace with someone 2.
To apply for citizenship is to make a formal demand for it 3
1 to masticate: This is correct. To "chew" is to bite and grind with the teeth, or to masticate!
1 to break: To "break" and to "chew" are verbs with different meanings. To "break" is to destroy or fracture something. For example: I broke my arm after falling from the chair.
1 to tear: To "chew" and to "tear" are verbs with different meanings. To "tear" is to rip or divide something, such as a fabric. Example: I ripped my jeans after falling from my bike.
1 to ruin: To "chew" and to "ruin" are verbs with different meanings. To "ruin" is to render something useless or destroy it. For example: I ruined my dress by spilling wine on it.
2 reconcile or make peace with someone: "To patch things up (with your friend)" is an idiom which describes reconciling or resolving differences with someone with whom you had been arguing or fighting. For example: It took almost 5 years, but I finally patched things up with my ex-husband, and now we speak regularly.
2 love someone very much: "To patch things up" and to "love someone very much" are two very different ideas!
2 legally separate from someone
2 restart a romance with someone
3 make a formal demand for it: To "apply for citizenship" is to make a formal demand for nationality.
3 to acquire it: To "acquire" and to "apply for (citizenship)" have different meanings. To "acquire (citizenship)" is to obtain it.
3 to accept it: To "accept" and to "apply for (citizenship)" have different meanings.
3 to want it: To "accept" and to "apply for (citizenship)" have different meanings.
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