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tears

British  
/ tɪəz /

plural noun

  1. the clear salty solution secreted by the lacrimal glands that lubricates and cleanses the surface of the eyeball and inner surface of the eyelids

  2. a state of intense frustration (esp in the phrase bored to tears )

  3. weeping

  4. presented so as to be easily assimilated

    reading without tears
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
tears Idioms  

  1. see bore to death (tears); burst into (tears); crocodile tears. Also see under tear.

Example Sentences

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I was brought to tears when i saw you.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

But lead singer Dave Bayley "actually lost" the vial of tears in the capsule and "didn't tell anyone from Nasa".

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

The band joked they had snuck in a vial of their own tears to promote their single A Tear in Space, and pretended to hide them in the capsule.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

The morning after giving birth, June awakens in her bed to find her baby gone; Bethel and Beauty are at the kitchen table in tears.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Uncle Manfred was banging the table, and I could hear the tears of anger in his voice.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

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