American Dictionary

Define dictionary terms easily in our powerful online English dictionary.

Searching for...

No matching words found

Try a different search term or browse the dictionary

Definition tether in American English

tether verb

[transitive] verb
/ˈteðər/
1

to tie an animal or object to something so that it will stay in a particular area

Synonyms and related words
2

to use a mobile device as a modem to connect to the Internet

Example

You can tether the Android camera to your smartphone to share its 3G signals.

Synonyms and related words
Definition tether in American English