tie

tie is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

Thursday - tie - time

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /taɪ/

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Verb

Plain form tie

Third-person singular ties

Past tense tied

Past participle tied

Present participle tying

1. (transitive) If you tie something, you attach it using string or rope.

   I was six when I learned to tie up my shoes.

   We tied the swing to the tree.

2. (intransitive) If two teams or players tie, they have the same score in a game.

   Naples and Rome tied the game two all.

Noun

Singular tie

Plural ties

1. (countable) A tie is a piece of cloth that you wear around your neck as a decoration.

   At work, you need to wear a suit and tie.