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Definition of tether verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

tether

verb

NAmE//ˈtɛðər//

Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they tether

he / she / it tethers

past simple tethered

-ing form tethering

tether something (to something) to tie an animal to a post so that it cannot move very far He tethered his horse to a tree.

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