How to spell tear

Tear is spelled T-E-A-R.

hear ittear/tɪr/nounRules and real life

What it means: A drop of clear salty liquid from the eye.

In a sentence: The tear rolled down her cheek.

Same family: tears, tearful, teary, tearfully, cry. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: The noun "tear" comes from Old English "tēar," related to similar words in German and Dutch, and ultimately from a Proto-Germanic root meaning "tear". Interestingly, the noun "tear" (from the eye) is completely unrelated in origin to the verb "to tear" (to rip something), even though they look the same in modern spelling.

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