Tether — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal

tie with a tether

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈɛðɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈɛðə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈɛðə/

2 syllables Say it as /tˈɛðɚ/.

Examples

tether horses

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

leash lead

Parts of Speech

noun	restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
verb	tie with a tether “tether horses”

Word Forms

leash	verb	fasten with a rope
tether	verb	tie with a tether
tether	noun	restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Haltegurt

Fessel, die aus einem Seil (oder einer leichten Kette) besteht und zum Fesseln eines Tieres dient

🇫🇷French

attache

dispositif de retenue constitué d'une corde (ou d'une chaîne légère) utilisée pour retenir un animal

🇪🇸Spanish

atar

Restricción que consiste en una cuerda (o cadena ligera) utilizada para sujetar a un animal.

🇮🇹Italian

legare

sistema di trattenuta costituito da una corda (o catena leggera) utilizzata per trattenere un animale

🇳🇱Dutch

ketting

beveiligingssysteem bestaande uit een touw (of lichte ketting) dat wordt gebruikt om een dier vast te houden

🇵🇹Portuguese

amarrar

contenção que consiste em uma corda (ou corrente leve) usada para conter um animal

🇷🇺Russian

привязывать

удерживающее устройство, состоящее из веревки (или легкой цепи), используемой для удержания животного

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बांधने की रस्सी

किसी जानवर को रोकने के लिए इस्तेमाल की जाने वाली रस्सी (या हल्की श्रृंखला) से बना संयम

🇧🇩Bengali

টিথার

একটি দড়ি (বা হালকা চেইন) সমন্বিত সংযম একটি প্রাণীকে সংযত করতে ব্যবহৃত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

பிணைப்பு

ஒரு விலங்கைக் கட்டுப்படுத்தப் பயன்படும் கயிறு (அல்லது ஒளிச் சங்கிலி) கொண்ட கட்டுப்பாடு

🇮🇳Telugu

టెథర్

జంతువును నిరోధించడానికి ఉపయోగించే తాడు (లేదా తేలికపాటి గొలుసు)తో కూడిన నిగ్రహం

🇮🇳Marathi

टिथर

प्राण्याला रोखण्यासाठी वापरण्यात येणारी दोरी (किंवा हलकी साखळी) असलेली संयम

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટેથર

પ્રાણીને સંયમિત કરવા માટે વપરાતી દોરડા (અથવા પ્રકાશ સાંકળ) નો સમાવેશ થતો સંયમ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಟೆಥರ್

ಪ್ರಾಣಿಯನ್ನು ನಿಗ್ರಹಿಸಲು ಬಳಸುವ ಹಗ್ಗವನ್ನು (ಅಥವಾ ಬೆಳಕಿನ ಸರಪಳಿ) ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುವ ಸಂಯಮ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ടെതർ

ഒരു മൃഗത്തെ തടയാൻ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന ഒരു കയർ (അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ലൈറ്റ് ചെയിൻ) അടങ്ങുന്ന നിയന്ത്രണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਟੀਥਰ

ਇੱਕ ਰੱਸੀ (ਜਾਂ ਲਾਈਟ ਚੇਨ) ਵਾਲੀ ਸੰਜਮ ਇੱਕ ਜਾਨਵਰ ਨੂੰ ਰੋਕਣ ਲਈ ਵਰਤੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹیدر

کسی جانور کو روکنے کے لیے استعمال ہونے والی رسی (یا ہلکی زنجیر) پر مشتمل پابندی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

系绳

由绳子（或轻链）组成的约束装置，用于约束动物

🇯🇵Japanese

繋ぐ

動物を拘束するために使用されるロープ（または軽鎖）からなる拘束具

🇰🇷Korean

밧줄

동물을 구속하는 데 사용되는 밧줄(또는 가벼운 사슬)로 구성된 구속 장치

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dây buộc

sự kiềm chế bao gồm một sợi dây (hoặc dây chuyền nhẹ) dùng để kiềm chế động vật

🇹🇭Thai

โยง

เครื่องพันธนาการที่ประกอบด้วยเชือก (หรือโซ่เบา) ที่ใช้ควบคุมสัตว์

🇮🇩Indonesian

menambatkan

pengekangan yang terdiri dari tali (atau rantai ringan) yang digunakan untuk menahan hewan

🇵🇭Filipino

itali

pagpigil na binubuo ng isang lubid (o light chain) na ginagamit upang pigilan ang isang hayop

🇲🇾Malay

menambat

sekatan yang terdiri daripada tali (atau rantai ringan) yang digunakan untuk menahan haiwan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حبل

تقييد يتكون من حبل (أو سلسلة خفيفة) يستخدم لتقييد الحيوان

🇮🇷Persian

متصل کردن

مهار متشکل از یک طناب (یا زنجیره سبک) که برای مهار یک حیوان استفاده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

bağlamak

bir hayvanı dizginlemek için kullanılan bir ipten (veya hafif zincirden) oluşan sınırlama

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִקְשׁוֹר

ריסון המורכב מחבל (או שרשרת קלה) המשמש לריסון בעל חיים

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The primary meaning of 'tether' is 'restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal'.

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Using 'tether' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'tether' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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