BE TORN (BETWEEN A AND B)

Meaning of BE TORN (BETWEEN A AND B) in English

to be unable to decide or choose between two people, things or feelings :

I was torn between my parents and my friend.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TORN — see: tear
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BETWEEN — I. bə̇.ˈtwēn, bē.- preposition Etymology: Middle English betwene, preposition & adverb, from Old English betwēonum, from be- + -twēonum (dative …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
B
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TORN — Etymology: Middle English torn, toren, from Old English toren past part of tear
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TORN — () p. p. of Tear.
Английский словарь Webster
TORN — (p. p.) of Tear
Английский словарь Webster
BETWEEN — (prep.) With relation to two, as involved in an act or attribute of which another is the agent or subject; …
Английский словарь Webster
B — () is the second letter of the English alphabet. (See Guide to Pronunciation, // 196, 220.) It is etymologically related …
Английский словарь Webster
TORN — p. p. of Tear.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TORN — ( p. p. ) of Tear
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BETWEEN — ( prep. ) With relation to two, as involved in an act or attribute of which another is the agent …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
B — is the second letter of the English alphabet. It is etymologically related to p, v, f, w and m , …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TORN — /tawrn, tohrn/ , v. pp. of tear 2 .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BETWEEN — — betweenness , n. /bi tween"/ , prep. 1. in the space separating (two points, objects, etc.): between New York …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
B — 1. Chess. bishop. 2. black. 3. Photog. bulb (def. 8). Symbol. 1. the second in order or in a series. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TORN — adj. ripped, rent
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TORN — v. rip, rend
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BETWEEN — I. bi-ˈtwēn, bē- preposition Etymology: Middle English betwene, preposition & adverb, from Old English betwēonum, from be- + -twēonum (dative …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
B — I. ˈbē noun ( plural b's or bs ˈbēz) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive Date: before 12th century 1. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TORN — past participle of tear
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TORN — p.p. of tear. 2. torn ·p.p. of tear.
Webster English vocab
BETWEEN — noun intermediate time or space; interval. 2. between ·prep belonging in common to two; shared by both. 3. between ·prep …
Webster English vocab
B — is the second letter of the english alphabet. (·see guide to pronunciation, // 196, 220.) it is etymologically related to …
Webster English vocab
TORN — past participle of tear 1 .
Concise Oxford English vocab
B — B 1 (also b ) ■ noun ( plural Bs or B's ) 1》 the second letter of the alphabet. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
TORN — [torn] past part of tear
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BETWEEN — [be.tween] prep [ME betwene, prep. & adv., fr. OE betweonum, fr. be- + -tweonum (dat. pl.) (akin to Goth tweihnai …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TORN — torn BrE AmE tɔːn AmE \ tɔːrn toʊrn
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
B — B, b BrE AmE biː ▷ Bs, B's, b's biːz —Communications code name: Bravo ▶ ˌ B and ˈ B, …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TORN — pp of tear
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BETWEEN — / bɪˈtwiːn; NAmE / preposition , adverb ■ preposition 1. in or into the space separating two or more points, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
B — / biː; NAmE / noun , symbol ■ noun (also b ) ( pl. Bs , B's , b's / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TORN — torn /tɔːn $ tɔːrn/ BrE AmE the past participle of ↑ tear 2
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BETWEEN — be ‧ tween S1 W1 /bɪˈtwiːn/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: betweonum ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
B — b. ( also b British English ) the written abbreviation of born : Andrew Lanham, b. 1885
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
B — B BrE AmE , b /biː/ noun ( plural B’s , b’s ) 1 . [uncountable and countable] the second …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TORN — past part. of TEAR(1).
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BETWEEN — prep. & adv. --prep. 1 a at or to a point in the area or interval bounded by two or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TORN — past part. of TEAR(1).
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BETWEEN — prep. & adv. prep. 1 a at or to a point in the area or interval bounded by two or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
B — n. (also b) (pl. Bs or B's) 1 the second letter of the alphabet. 2 Mus. the seventh note of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TORN — past part. of TEAR(1).
Oxford English vocab
BETWEEN — prep. & adv. --prep. 1. a at or to a point in the area or interval bounded by two or …
Oxford English vocab
TORN — 1. Torn is the past participle of tear . 2. If you are torn between two or more things, you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BETWEEN — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TORN — 1. Torn is the past participle of tear . 2. If you are ~ between two or more things, you …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
BETWEEN — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
TORN — PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES be cut/torn to ribbons ▪ Her feet were cut to ribbons on the rocks. be torn …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BETWEEN — adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a correlation exists between sth and sth ▪ A strong correlation exists between social class …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
B — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an A/B/C student American English (= one who usually gets an A, B, or C …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AND
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TORN — [past participle] of tear - If you are torn between two possibilities, you find it very difficult to choose between …
Cambridge English vocab
BETWEEN — (CONNECTING) [preposition] - connecting two or more places, things or peopleThere is a regular train service between Glasgow and Edinburgh.There …
Cambridge English vocab
B — (LETTER) (plural B's or Bs), b (plural b's or bs) [noun] [C] - the 2nd letter of the English alphabetB …
Cambridge English vocab
BETWEEN — See: BETWIXT AND BETWEEN, COME BETWEEN, PEW AND FAR BETWEEN.
Slang English vocab
BETWEEN — adv. Function: preposition 1 in common to (as in position, in a distribution, or in participation) FF1C; a treaty between …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BETWEEN — preposition 1. in common to (as in position, in a distribution, or in participation) a treaty between three powers Synonyms: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
TORN — adj. Torn is used with these nouns: ↑ clothes , ↑ clothing , ↑ ear , ↑ flesh , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BETWEEN — See ↑ BETWEEN 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ come between • ↑ in between
Longman Activator English vocab
BETWEEN — INDEX: 1. between two or more people or things RELATED WORDS see also ↑ MIDDLE ↑ NEXT TO ◆◆◆ 1. …
Longman Activator English vocab
TORN — adj. 25B6; adjective a torn shirt : RIPPED, rent, cut, slit; ragged, tattered, in tatters, in ribbons. she was torn …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
B — 1. byte . 2. < language > A systems language written by Ken Thompson in 1970 mostly for his own …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
BETWEEN — preposition 1 BAD : Between all the magazines on the shelves, only one was of any interest. GOOD : Among …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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