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tethered

adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: T EH1 DH ER0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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adj

Meaning 1

Tied, strapped, especially with tethers or hobbles.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, medicine, natural-sciences, pathology, sciences, veterinary, zoology

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adj

Meaning 2

connected (especially a mobile phone to a computer, for use as a wireless modem)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, computing, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics, sciences

Examples

  • Many mobile phones are equipped with software to offer tethered Internet access.

Meaning relationships

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verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of tether

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

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adjective satellite

Meaning 4

confined or restricted with or as if with a rope or chain

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Spanish: atado — Translations
  • Spanish: con atadura — Translations