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		 noun |  verb tethertether1 /ˈtɛðɚ/ noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYtether1Origin: 1300-1400 Old Norse tjothr   1a rope or chain that something, especially an animal, is tied to so that it can only move around within a limited area2be at the end of your tether to be so worried, tired, etc., that you feel you cannot deal with a difficult or upsetting situation noun |  verb tethertether2 verb [transitive + to] VERB TABLEtether |
 | Present | I, you, we, they | tether |   | he, she, it | tethers |  | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | tethered |  | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have tethered |   | he, she, it | has tethered |  | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had tethered |  | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will tether |  | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have tethered |  
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 | Present | I | am tethering |   | he, she, it | is tethering |   | you, we, they | are tethering |  | Past | I, he, she, it | was tethering |   | you, we, they | were tethering |  | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been tethering |   | he, she, it | has been tethering |  | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been tethering |  | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be tethering |  | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been tethering |  
     to tie something, especially an animal, to a post so that it can only move around within a limited area |