tether

teth·er

T0129500 (tĕth′ər)n.1. a. A rope, chain, strap, or cord for keeping an animal within a certain radius.b. A similar ropelike restraint used as a safety measure, as for a young child or an astronaut outside a spacecraft.c. A rope, chain, cable, or other line for restraining or securing an object: a blimp attached to the ground by tethers.2. The extent or limit of one's resources, abilities, or endurance: drought-stricken farmers at the end of their tether.3. A range of allowable behavior or responsibility: kept the new assistant on a short tether.tr.v. teth·ered, teth·er·ing, teth·ers To restrain or secure with a tether.

[Middle English teder, from Old Norse tjōdhr.]

tether

(ˈtɛðə) n1. a restricting rope, chain, etc, by which an animal is tied to a particular spot2. the range of one's endurance, etc3. at the end of one's tether distressed or exasperated to the limit of one's endurancevb (tr) to tie or limit with or as if with a tether[C14: from Old Norse tjothr; related to Middle Dutch tūder tether, Old High German zeotar pole of a wagon]

teth•er

(ˈtɛð ər)

n. 1. a rope, chain, or the like, by which an animal is fastened to a fixed object so as to limit its range of movement. 2. the utmost length to which one can go in action; the utmost extent or limit of ability or resources. v.t. 3. to fasten or confine with or as if with a tether. Idioms: at the end of one's tether, at the end of one's resources, patience, or strength. [1350–1400; < Old Norse tjōthr, akin to Frisian tyader, tieder, Middle Dutch, Middle Low German tūder tether]

tether

Past participle: tethered
Gerund: tethering

Imperative
tether
tether

Present
I tether
you tether
he/she/it tethers
we tether
you tether
they tether

Preterite
I tethered
you tethered
he/she/it tethered
we tethered
you tethered
they tethered

Present Continuous
I am tethering
you are tethering
he/she/it is tethering
we are tethering
you are tethering
they are tethering

Present Perfect
I have tethered
you have tethered
he/she/it has tethered
we have tethered
you have tethered
they have tethered

Past Continuous
I was tethering
you were tethering
he/she/it was tethering
we were tethering
you were tethering
they were tethering

Past Perfect
I had tethered
you had tethered
he/she/it had tethered
we had tethered
you had tethered
they had tethered

Future
I will tether
you will tether
he/she/it will tether
we will tether
you will tether
they will tether

Future Perfect
I will have tethered
you will have tethered
he/she/it will have tethered
we will have tethered
you will have tethered
they will have tethered

Future Continuous
I will be tethering
you will be tethering
he/she/it will be tethering
we will be tethering
you will be tethering
they will be tethering

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been tethering
you have been tethering
he/she/it has been tethering
we have been tethering
you have been tethering
they have been tethering

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been tethering
you will have been tethering
he/she/it will have been tethering
we will have been tethering
you will have been tethering
they will have been tethering

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been tethering
you had been tethering
he/she/it had been tethering
we had been tethering
you had been tethering
they had been tethering

Conditional
I would tether
you would tether
he/she/it would tether
we would tether
you would tether
they would tether

Past Conditional
I would have tethered
you would have tethered
he/she/it would have tethered
we would have tethered
you would have tethered
they would have tethered

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tether - restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animalleash, leadconstraint, restraint - a device that retards something's motion; "the car did not have proper restraints fitted"
Verb	1.	tether - tie with a tether; "tether horses"attach - cause to be attached

tether

noun1. leash, rope, lead, bond, chain, restraint, fastening, shackle, fetter, halter The eagle sat on a tether, looking fierce.verb1. tie, secure, bind, chain, rope, restrain, fasten, shackle, leash, fetter, manacle He dismounted, tethering his horse to a tree.at the end of your tether exasperated, exhausted, at your wits' end, finished, out of patience, at the limit of your endurance She was emotionally at the end of her tether.

Translations

拴拴牛、马的系绳

tether

(ˈteðə) noun a rope or chain for tying an animal to a post etc. He put a tether on his horse. （拴牛、马的）系绳 verb to tie with a tether. He tethered the goat to the post.拴

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the end of (one's) tether

A point of utter exhaustion or exasperation; a point or state at which one has no more patience, endurance, or energy left. Joshua started throwing a tantrum this afternoon, and with all the other things I have to get done, I've just reached the end of my tether! Daniel's been at the end of his tether for weeks now—he has seriously got to get a different job!See also: end, of, tether

at the end of (one's) tether

Completely worn out, exasperated, or exhausted; having no more patience, endurance, or energy left. Joshua has been throwing a tantrum all afternoon, and with all the other things I have to get done, I'm simply at the end of my tether! Daniel's been at the end of his tether for weeks now—he has seriously got to get a different job!See also: end, of, tether

be at the end of (one's) tether

To be completely worn out, exasperated, or exhausted; to have no more patience, endurance, or energy left. The baby's been crying all morning, and I haven't slept properly in days! I'm just at the end of my tether! The bosses are at the end of their tethers with the way this project is moving, so they've decided to bring in some outside help.See also: end, of, tether

at the end of one's rope

and at the end of one's tetherFig. at the limits of one's endurance. I'm at the end of my rope! I just can't go on this way! These kids are driving me out of my mind. I'm at the end of my tether.See also: end, of, rope

end of one's rope, at the

Also, at the end of one's tether. At the limits of one's resources, abilities, endurance, or patience. For example, If that loan doesn't come through, we'll be at the end of our rope, or The workmen are driving me crazy; I'm at the end of my tether. This expression alludes to a tied-up animal that can graze only as far as the rope (or tether) permits. [Late 1600s] See also: end, of

at the end of your tether

COMMON If you are at the end of your tether, you are very upset because you are no longer able to deal with a difficult situation. I had tried every solution I could think of: I was at the end of my tether.See also: end, of, tether

at the end of your tether

having no patience, resources, or energy left to cope with something. A North American variant of this expression is at the end of your rope , and in both cases the image is that of a grazing animal tethered on a rope that allows it a certain range in which to move but which at full stretch prohibits further movement.See also: end, of, tether

be at the ˌend of your ˈtether

(British English) (American English be at the ˌend of your ˈrope) having no more patience or strength left: After two hours of hearing the children shout and argue, I really was at the end of my tether.See also: end, of, tether

at the end of (one's) rope

/tether Out of energy or patience; exhausted or exasperated.See also: end, of, rope

end of one's rope/tether, at the/come to the

To have exhausted one’s resources or abilities. The term alludes to a tethered (roped) animal that can graze only as far as the length of the rope permits. “Being run to the end of his Rope, as one that had no more Excuses to make,” wrote Sir John Chardin in 1686 (The Coronation of Solyman the Third). “I am at the end of my tether” was close to being a cliché by the time Royall Tyler used the line in his comedy The Contrast (first U.S. production in 1787).See also: come, end, of, rope

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the end of (one's) tether

at the end of (one's) tether

be at the end of (one's) tether

at the end of one's rope

end of one's rope, at the

at the end of your tether

at the end of your tether

be at the ˌend of your ˈtether

at the end of (one's) rope

end of one's rope/tether, at the/come to the

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noun leash

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verb tie

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phrase at the end of your tether

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

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verb tie with a tether

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