MEANING
1. To fasten something with a line or connection that limits its movement.
2. To connect a device to another so that it can use the other's network connection.
Use it for
Words that belong together
- tether a boat
- tether to a post
On the page
They tethered the boat to a half-submerged post.
Nearby words
Word forms
- Base
- tether
- Past tense
- tethered
- Past participle
- tethered
- Present participle
- tethering
Full tense & aspect guide
- Present
- tether
- Present continuous
- am/is/are tethering
- Present perfect
- have/has tethered
- Present perfect continuous
- have/has been tethering
- Past
- tethered
- Past continuous
- was/were tethering
- Past perfect
- had tethered
- Past perfect continuous
- had been tethering
- Future
- will tether
- Future continuous
- will be tethering
- Future perfect
- will have tethered
- Future perfect continuous
- will have been tethering
Choose the auxiliary that agrees with your subject. These are constructions of one word, not separate entries.
Usage notes
Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: tether; tethers; tethered; tethered; tethering Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common. Third-person singular: tethers.
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