te
noun
ti.
te
1 American
[tey]
/ teɪ /
noun
Music.
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tes
plural
Te
2
American
[de]
/ dɛ /
Or
Teh
noun
Te
3
American
Symbol, Chemistry.
Te
1
British
symbol
te
2
British
/ tiː /
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of Te
< Chinese (Wade-Giles) te 2 , (pinyin) dé
Vocabulary lists containing te
Example Sentences
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She can also be heard in the 2022 animated film “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish,” singing a swooning ballad titled “Por Que te Vas.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2026
Mr. Brownlee’s tenor proved rock-solid in Arturo’s demanding music, from his exquisitely relaxed, almost languid opening aria, “A te, o cara,” to some punishing high Fs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
"Our far-reaching theory encompasses all systems evidencing such transverse interactions. Conceivable applications range from colloid research to biology," declares co-author Dr. Michael te Vrugt, Assistant Professor at the University of Mainz.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2025
Previous publicity for Vengeance Most Fowl revealed te film will see Wallace develop a "smart gnome" that seems to have a mind of its own.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2024
Mumbled, “Yo te tengo a ti, yo te tengo.”
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
At the end of the show, a stunning reading of “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido” revealed the instinctive ease with which she can navigate the sweet, syncopated phrasing of Dominican merengue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Lead author Alan Tennyson of Te Papa said many bird species have reached New Zealand over millions of years, but the ancestors of some of the country's best known large birds arrived surprisingly recently.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
But as Te Haumihiata Mason, a translator working in Māori, points out to Mr. Hahn, in New Zealand few plants bud in May, so an inelastic approach here risks puzzling the audience.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
The Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido singer spoke on stage saying she was proud despite the feat taking "27 years" to happen.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026
“I miss you too. I miss you more than you can possibly imagine. Or measure. Te amo.”
From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle
Another annoying misappropriation is the noun "fashion" which, in French, becomes an adjective, as in "J'adore tes chaussures - tres fashion."
From BBC ● May 24, 2013
Plat tes commissioned Dr. Walter J. Breckenridge, director of Minnesota's Natural History Museum, to compile an illustrated nature book.
From Time Magazine Archive
Johnson called a National Security Council meeting for 10 p.m., then settled back to watch Rusk's televised tes timony, expecting the Secretary to make the announcement.
From Time Magazine Archive
Nea aple methodos tes Agglikes aney didaskalog; evdosis tetarte.
From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1975 January - June by Library of Congress. Copyright Office
You'll want oal yer strength and oal yer courage, my deer, oa tes terrible.
From Roger Trewinion by Gunning King
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