tie

CEFRA1

/taɪ/

verb · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To fasten or hold things together with a knot.

  2. 02

    noun

    A strip of cloth worn around the neck.

Examples

  • He was dressed impeccably in a suit and tie.

  • Your tie blends well with your suit.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /təɪ/
  • /toɪ/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. A knot of hair, as at the back of a wig.

  2. A necktie (item of clothing consisting of a strip of cloth tied around the neck). See also bow tie, black tie.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A result in which opponents have equal scores.

More examples

In context

  • Your tie has come undone.

  • the sacred ties of friendship or of duty

  • the ties of allegiance; the ties that bind

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Antonyms

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Origin

verb

From Middle English teye (“cord, chain”), from Old English tēag, tēah (“cord, chain”), from Proto-West Germanic *taugu, from Proto-Germanic *taugō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dewk-. Compare Danish tov, Icelandic taug.