tether

verb

/ˈteðə(r)/

/ˈteðər/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they tether	/ˈteðə(r)/ /ˈteðər/
he / she / it tethers	/ˈteðəz/ /ˈteðərz/
past simple tethered	/ˈteðəd/ /ˈteðərd/
past participle tethered	/ˈteðəd/ /ˈteðərd/
-ing form tethering	/ˈteðərɪŋ/ /ˈteðərɪŋ/

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tether something (to something) to tie an animal to a post so that it cannot move very far
- He tethered his horse to a tree.
- He checked that the animals were safely tethered.
tether something (to something) to use a smartphone to connect a computer to the internet
- You can tether your laptop to your phone.
- tethered data

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old Norse tjóthr, from a Germanic base meaning ‘fasten’.

noun

/ˈteðə(r)/

/ˈteðər/

Idioms

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a rope or chain used to tie an animal to something, allowing it to move around in a small area
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old Norse tjóthr, from a Germanic base meaning ‘fasten’.

Idioms

be at the end of your tether (British English)

(North American English be at the end of your rope)

(informal) to feel that you cannot deal with a difficult situation any more because you are too tired, worried, etc.
- You’d better let her know you’re safe. She’s at the end of her tether.