How to Pronounce "tear from"
expression
ˈtɛɹ/, /ˈtɪɹ/ /ˈfɹəm
TAIR-fruhm
tɪə/ /fɹˈɒm
TEE-uh-from
Definition
To pull something away, often suddenly or forcefully, from a place or a person. It can also mean to separate someone emotionally from someone or something.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈtɛɹ/, /ˈtɪɹ/ /ˈfɹəm
British English
tɪə/ /fɹˈɒm
Simplified Pronunciation
US
TAIR-fruhm
UK
TEE-uh-from
Listen in Context
He tried to tear the letter from my hands.
They had to tear him from the burning car.
The picture was torn from the magazine.
She felt like she was being torn from everything she loved.