tear into
/tɛə(ɹ)ˈɪntu/
tear into verb: to subject to a heavy attack, physical or figurative.
Verb
tear into (third-person singular simple present tears into, present participle tearing into, simple past tore into, past participle torn into)
- To subject to a heavy attack, physical or figurative.
- They tore into a stunned City and there was only a minute on the clock when Samir Nasri slipped Jack Wilshere into the area, the 19-year-old's left-foot pass to the far post agonisingly evading a lunging Van Persie.2011 January 5, Jonathan Stevenson, “Arsenal 0 - 0 Man City”, in BBC
- Synonyms:
- lace into, lay into, light into, rip into
Synonyms of tear into
Forms of tear into
| third-person singular present | tears into |
|---|---|
| present participle | tearing into |
| past | tore into |
| past participle | torn into |
Questions about tear into
- What does tear into mean?
- Tear into means to subject to a heavy attack, physical or figurative.
- What part of speech is tear into?
- Tear into is a verb.
- How do you pronounce tear into?
- Tear into is pronounced /tɛə(ɹ)ˈɪntu/.
- What is the past tense of tear into?
- The past tense of tear into is tore into.
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