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Tear Sth Tore Torn Past Yırtmak Synonym Rip

Level B2 
Kind verb
Front tear 
IPA  /teə(r)   / verb (past tense tore /tɔːr   /; past participle torn /tɔːn   /)
Back yırtmak; yırtılmak
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tear (verb)

 /teə(r)   / verb (past tense tore /tɔːr   /; past participle torn /tɔːn   /)
 
 1 [transitive, intransitive]
to damage sth by pulling it apart or into pieces; to become damaged in this way
yırtmak; yırtılmak
 I tore my shirt on that nail.
 She tore the letter in half.
 I tore a page out of my notebook.
 This material doesn't tear easily.
SYNONYM RIP1
 2 [transitive]
to make a hole in sth by force
 (delik) açmak
 The explosion tore a hole in the wall.
SYNONYM RIP1
 3 [transitive]
to remove sth by pulling violently and quickly
yırtmak, kopartmak
 Paul tore the poster down from the wall.
 He tore the bag out of her hands.
SYNONYM RIP1
 4 [intransitive]
 tear along, up, down, past, etc.
to move very quickly in a particular direction
hızla geçmek, deli gibi gitmek
 An ambulance went tearing past.
IDIOM
wear and tear
the damage caused by ordinary use
eskime, yıpranma
PHRASAL VERBS
tear sth apart
1 to pull sth violently into pieces
parçalamak
 The bird was torn apart by the two dogs.
 2 to destroy sth completely
yıkmak
 The country has been torn apart by the war.
tear yourself away (from sb/sth)
to make yourself leave sb/sth or stop doing sth
koparmak, ayırmak
 Tim can't tear himself away from that computer game.
be torn between A and B
to find it difficult to choose between two things or people
iki şey/kişi arasında kalmak
tear sth down
(used about a building) to destroy it
yıkmak, yerle bir etmek
 They tore down the old houses and built a shopping centre.
tear sth up
to pull sth into pieces, especially sth made of paper
yırtmak, paramparça etmek
 ‘I hate this photograph,’ she said, tearing it up.
 tear
 noun
[countable]
yırtık
 You've got a tear in the back of your trousers.
SYNONYM RIP2
 

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