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- DictionaryTorn/tôrn/
verb
- 1. past participle of tear
adjective
- 1. split by being pulled or pierced with a sharp implement: "he's wearing a torn jacket"
- 2. feeling that one is in a state of uncertainty between two conflicting options or parties: "he must have been very torn about what he should do"
1. a. : to separate parts of or pull apart by force : rend. b. : to wound by or as if by pulling apart by force : lacerate. tear the skin. 2. : to divide or disrupt by the pull of contrary forces. a mind torn with doubts. 3. a. : to remove by force : wrench often used with off. tear a cover off a box. b. : to remove as if by wrenching.
Torn things have been pulled apart or ripped. Things can be literally torn, like a torn piece of paper, or figuratively torn — like your torn heart when you have to take sides in a family feud. You can serve a salad full of torn lettuce leaves, or mend a stuffed animal with a torn ear.
4 days ago · torn. (tɔrn ) 1. Torn is the past participle of tear 1 . 2. adjective. If you are torn between two or more things, you cannot decide which to choose, and so you feel anxious or troubled. Robb is torn between becoming a doctor and a career in athletics. Synonyms: undecided, divided, uncertain, split More Synonyms of torn.
Definition of torn verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid. 2. a drop of this fluid appearing in or flowing from the eye as the result of emotion, esp. grief. 3. something resembling a tear, as a drop of a liquid or a tearlike mass of a solid substance. 4. tears, a. grief; sorrow.
TEAR meaning: 1. to pull or be pulled apart, or to pull pieces off: 2. to move very quickly: 3. a hole in a…. Learn more.
v. to (cause to) be pulled apart or in pieces by force: [ ~ + object] He tore the fabric. [ no object] This fabric tears easily. to pull or snatch violently:[ ~ + object] She tore the book from my hands. to move or behave with violent haste or great energy:[ no object] The wind tore through the trees.
