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How to pronounce “tether”
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Pronunciation guide for tether
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of tether with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- How Humans Will Survive a Mass Extinction
but the idea is that you float a counterweight on a tether
- Definition summary
- A rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement.
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How to pronounce tether
How Humans Will Survive a Mass Extinction

but the idea is that you float a counterweight on a tether
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “tether”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- A rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement.
- (figurative) The limit of one's abilities, resources, patience, etc.
- (figurative) An attachment to a place, time, entity or person.
- (nautical, sailing) A strong rope or line that connects a sailor's safety harness to the boat's jackstay.
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To restrict with, or as if with, a tether.
- (transitive) To connect to something else.
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