TEAR ONESELF AWAY

Meaning of TEAR ONESELF AWAY in English

v. phr. To force oneself to leave; leave reluctantly. The beaches in Hawaii are so lovely that I had to tear myself away from them in order to get back to my job in Chicago.

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TEAR ONESELF AWAY — [usu. with negative ] leave despite a strong desire to stay. → tear
Concise Oxford English vocab
TEAR ONESELF AWAY — {v. phr.} To force oneself to leave; leave reluctantly. * /The beaches in Hawaii are so lovely that I had …
Slang English vocab
TEAR ONESELF AWAY — {v. phr.} To force oneself to leave; leave reluctantly. * /The beaches in Hawaii are so lovely that I had …
Словарь английских идиом
TEAR ONESELF AWAY — оторваться с трудом
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TEAR ONESELF AWAY — оторваться с трудом
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ONESELF — se
English interlingue dictionary
ONESELF — (Adjective) mismo;sa kaugalingon
English-Visayan vocabulary
ONESELF — also one's self pronoun Date: 1548 a person's self ; one's own self, one's normal, healthy, or sane condition or …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TEAR — I. ˈti(ə)r, ˈtiə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English ter, tere, tear, from Old English tēar, tæhher, teagor; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AWAY — I. əˈwā adverb Etymology: Middle English away, on way, from Old English aweg, onweg, from a- (I) , on + …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONESELF — pronoun also one's self (ˌ)wən sometimes (ˌ)wənz + pronunc at self 1. : a person's self : the self of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONESELF — (pron.) A reflexive form of the indefinite pronoun one. Commonly writen as two words, one's self.
Английский словарь Webster
ONESELF — ( pron. ) A reflexive form of the indefinite pronoun one. Commonly writen as two words, one's self.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TEAR — tear 1 /tear/ , n. 1. a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONESELF — /wun self", wunz-/ , pron. 1. a person's self (used for emphasis or reflexively): One often hurts oneself accidentally. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AWAY — /euh way"/ , adv. 1. from this or that place; off: to go away. 2. aside; to another place; in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TEAR — I. ˈtir noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tæhher, tēar; akin to Old High German zahar tear, Greek dakry …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AWAY — I. ə-ˈwā adverb Date: before 12th century 1. : on the way : along get away early 2. : from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONESELF — -ˈsef pronoun also one's self (ˌ)wən-, ˌwənz- Date: 1548 1. : a person's self : one's own self — used …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TEAR — vt to pull with violence; as, to tear the hair. 2. tear ·vt to move violently; to agitate. 3. tear …
Webster English vocab
AWAY — adv from a place; hence. 2. away ·adv aside; off; in another direction. 3. away ·adv from a state or …
Webster English vocab
TEAR — [tear] n [ME, fr. OE taehher, tear; akin to OHG zahar tear, Gk dakry] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a drop …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ONESELF — [one.self] also one's self pron (1548) 1: a person's self: one's own self--used reflexively as object of a preposition or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
AWAY — [away] adv (bef. 12c) 1: on the way: along "get ~ early" 2: from this or that place: hence, thence …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TEAR — I tear 'liquid from the eye' BrE AmE tɪə AmE tɪ ə r ▷ tears tɪəz AmE tɪ ə rz …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ONESELF — oneself BrE AmE wʌn ˈself wʌnz-, § \ wɒn-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TEAR — I . / teə(r); NAmE ter/ verb , noun —see also tear (II) ■ verb ( tore / tɔː(r); NAmE …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONESELF — / wʌnˈself; NAmE / pronoun ( formal ) 1. (the reflexive form of one ) used as the object of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AWAY — / əˈweɪ; NAmE / adverb HELP NOTE : For the special uses of away in phrasal verbs, look at the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TEAR — I. tear 1 S3 W3 /tɪə $ tɪr/ BrE AmE noun 1 . [countable usually plural] a drop of salty …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONESELF — one ‧ self /wʌnˈself/ BrE AmE pronoun formal the ↑ reflexive form of ↑ one 3 (2): It is only …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AWAY — I. a ‧ way 1 S1 W1 /əˈweɪ/ BrE AmE adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: onweg , aweg …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TEAR — n. 1 a drop of clear salty liquid secreted by glands, that serves to moisten and wash the eye and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TEAR — v. & n. --v. (past tore; past part. torn) 1 tr. (often foll. by up) pull apart or to pieces …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONESELF — pron. the reflexive and (in apposition) emphatic form of one (kill oneself; one has to do it oneself).
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AWAY — adv., adj., & n. --adv. 1 to or at a distance from the place, person, or thing in question (go …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TEAR — n. 1 a drop of clear salty liquid secreted by glands, that serves to moisten and wash the eye and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TEAR — v. & n. v. (past tore; past part. torn) 1 tr. (often foll. by up) pull apart or to pieces …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONESELF — pron. the reflexive and (in apposition) emphatic form of one (kill oneself; one has to do it oneself).
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AWAY — adv., adj., & n. adv. 1 to or at a distance from the place, person, or thing in question (go …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TEAR — 1. v. & n. --v. (past tore; past part. torn) 1. tr. (often foll. by up) pull apart or to …
Oxford English vocab
ONESELF — pron. the reflexive and (in apposition) emphatic form of one (kill oneself; one has to do it oneself).
Oxford English vocab
AWAY — adv., adj., & n. --adv. 1. to or at a distance from the place, person, or thing in question (go …
Oxford English vocab
TEAR — I. CRYING /tɪə(r)/ ( tears) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Tears …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONESELF — Note: 'Oneself' is a third person singular reflexive pronoun. 1. A speaker or writer uses oneself as the object of …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AWAY — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Away' is often used with verbs …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONESELF — Note: 'Oneself' is a third person singular reflexive pronoun. 1. A speaker or writer uses ~ as the object of …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
TEAR — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a banging/tearing/hissing etc sound ▪ There was an odd buzzing sound in her ears. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ONESELF — pronoun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Mandel stresses the importance of being able to defend oneself .
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AWAY — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a car drives off/away ▪ The police car drove off at top speed. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TEAR — (SEPARATE) [verb] [past simple] tore, [past participle] torn - to pull or be pulled apart, or to pull pieces offYou …
Cambridge English vocab
ONESELF — (USUAL CONDITION) [pronoun] [formal] - in a person's usual mental or physical conditionOften a cup of tea and a rest …
Cambridge English vocab
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
AWAY — adj. Function: adverb 1 from this or that place FF1C; come away at once FF1E; Synonyms: hence, thence Related Words: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
AWAY — I. adverb 1. from this or that place come away at once Synonyms: hence, thence Related Word: forth, out, therefrom …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
TEAR — I. noun from the eyes ADJECTIVE ▪ angry , bitter , emotional ▪ There were angry ~s in Lily's eyes. …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
TEAR — INDEX: 1. to damage paper, cloth, or clothing 2. to deliberately destroy something by tearing it into pieces 3. to …
Longman Activator English vocab
AWAY — See ↑ DISTANCE 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a long way off/far off/far away • ↑ at once/right away • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
ONESELF — pron. 25A0; by oneself . See by .
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
AWAY — adj. 25B6; adverb she began to walk away : OFF, from here, from there. stay away from the trouble : …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ONESELF — мест.; возвр. 1) себя; -ся; себе 2) усил. сам, (самому) себе; (самого) себя себя; себе; собой; -сь, -ся; - to …
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