tore

Everyday

1. Tore is the past of «tear»: pulled something apart or made a hole or rip in it. tree →
2. Tore also means moved very fast in a wild way: «he tore down the street». tree →
3. Tore up means ripped into pieces; tore down means destroyed a building or pulled something down. tree →

In the lessons

In stories «tore» shows rough or fast action: «she tore open the letter», «the dog tore across the field». In everyday life a shirt «tore» on a nail. In science, materials that tear easily (paper, tissue) are compared with strong ones. Phrases: «tore open», «tore up», «tore down», «tore off», «tore a muscle».

Examples

• I tore my jeans on the fence. tree →
• She tore open her birthday present. tree →
• The dog tore across the park. tree →
• He tore up the note and threw it away. tree →
• They tore down the old factory. tree →
• The footballer tore a muscle. tree →
• The wind tore the leaves off the trees. tree →
• He groaned and cried and tore his hair. tree →

Note

Irregular: tear (rhymes with «care»), tore, torn. Trap: «tear» meaning a drop from your eye (rhymes with «ear») has no form «tore». Do not confuse with «tour» or «toe».

In Jewish tradition

In stories «tore» shows rough or fast action: «she tore open the letter», «the dog tore across the field». In everyday life a shirt «tore» on a nail. In science, materials that tear easily (paper, tissue) are compared with strong ones. Phrases: «tore open», «tore up», «tore down», «tore off», «tore a muscle».

Examples

• There- tore, the author of the Sefer Yetzirah may have meant by two (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
• And there came forth two she-bears out of the wood, and tore forty and two children of them. (Prophets 2KI.2.24, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Irregular: tear (rhymes with «care»), tore, torn. Trap: «tear» meaning a drop from your eye (rhymes with «ear») has no form «tore». Do not confuse with «tour» or «toe».