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- Dictionarytorn/tɔːn/
verb
- 1. past participle of tear
adjective
- 1. split by being pulled or pierced with a sharp implement: "he's wearing a torn jacket"
- 2. feeling that one is in a state of uncertainty between two conflicting options or parties: "he must have been very torn about what he should do"
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adjective. uk / tɔːn / us / tɔːrn / C2. finding it difficult to choose between two possibilities: I was torn. Part of me wanted to leave, and part wanted to stay. She was torn between staying and going. See also. war-torn. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
5 days ago · The meaning of TORN is past participle of tear.
Torn things have been pulled apart or ripped. Things can be literally torn, like a torn piece of paper, or figuratively torn — like your torn heart when you have to take sides in a family feud.
If you are torn between two or more things, you cannot decide which to choose, and so you feel anxious or troubled. Robb is torn between becoming a doctor and a career in athletics. [ + between ]
TEAR definition: 1. to pull or be pulled apart, or to pull pieces off: 2. to move very quickly: 3. a hole in a…. Learn more.
an unexpected event or circumstance has upset one's plans. “Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012. adjective. split or cut. divided or undecided, as in preference.
1. a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid. 2. a drop of this fluid appearing in or flowing from the eye as the result of emotion, esp. grief. 3. something resembling a tear, as a drop of a liquid or a tearlike mass of a solid substance. 4. tears, a. grief; sorrow.
