Plural of tear
regular plural
The plural of tear is tears.
Forms of tear
| Singular | tear /tɛə/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | tears /tɪɹz/ |
| Countable | countable |
Tears in a sentence
- Big tears streamed from Lisa's eyes, rolling down her cheeks.
- Seeing her brought the memories flooding back and tears to my eyes.From the entry bring
- My eyes were watering and now tears are running down my cheeks.From the entry run
- I blinked away my tears and just idled away the morning.From the entry away
- The other children constantly antagonized Joe to the point of tears.From the entry antagonize
Meaning of tear
- verb To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate.
- verb To injure as if by pulling apart.
- verb To destroy or reduce abstract unity or coherence, such as social, political or emotional.
Questions about the plural of tear
- What is the plural of tear?
- The plural of tear is tears.
- Is tear countable?
- Tear is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: tear (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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