tether
verb/ˈteðə(r)/
/ˈteðər/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they tether | /ˈteðə(r)/ /ˈteðər/ |
| he / she / it tethers | /ˈteðəz/ /ˈteðərz/ |
| past simple tethered | /ˈteðəd/ /ˈteðərd/ |
| past participle tethered | /ˈteðəd/ /ˈteðərd/ |
| -ing form tethering | /ˈteðərɪŋ/ /ˈteðərɪŋ/ |
- 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.
- He checked that the animals were safely tethered.
- tether something (to something) to use a smartphone to connect a computer to the internet
- You can tether your laptop to your phone.
- tethered data
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old Norse tjóthr, from a Germanic base meaning ‘fasten’.
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