Meaning of "tease" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TEASE

Old English tǣsan; related to Old High German zeisan to pick.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF TEASE

tease  [tiːz]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TEASE

Tease is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb tease in English.

WHAT DOES TEASE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Tease

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Definition of tease in the English dictionary

The first definition of tease in the dictionary is to annoy by deliberately offering something with the intention of delaying or withdrawing the offer. Other definition of tease is to arouse sexual desire in with no intention of satisfying it. Tease is also to vex maliciously or playfully, esp by ridicule.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO TEASE

PRESENT

Present

I tease

you tease

he/she/it teases

we tease

you tease

they tease

Present continuous

I am teasing

you are teasing

he/she/it is teasing

we are teasing

you are teasing

they are teasing

Present perfect

I have teased

you have teased

he/she/it has teased

we have teased

you have teased

they have teased

Present perfect continuous

I have been teasing

you have been teasing

he/she/it has been teasing

we have been teasing

you have been teasing

they have been teasing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I teased

you teased

he/she/it teased

we teased

you teased

they teased

Past continuous

I was teasing

you were teasing

he/she/it was teasing

we were teasing

you were teasing

they were teasing

Past perfect

I had teased

you had teased

he/she/it had teased

we had teased

you had teased

they had teased

Past perfect continuous

I had been teasing

you had been teasing

he/she/it had been teasing

we had been teasing

you had been teasing

they had been teasing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will tease

you will tease

he/she/it will tease

we will tease

you will tease

they will tease

Future continuous

I will be teasing

you will be teasing

he/she/it will be teasing

we will be teasing

you will be teasing

they will be teasing

Future perfect

I will have teased

you will have teased

he/she/it will have teased

we will have teased

you will have teased

they will have teased

Future perfect continuous

I will have been teasing

you will have been teasing

he/she/it will have been teasing

we will have been teasing

you will have been teasing

they will have been teasing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would tease

you would tease

he/she/it would tease

we would tease

you would tease

they would tease

Conditional continuous

I would be teasing

you would be teasing

he/she/it would be teasing

we would be teasing

you would be teasing

they would be teasing

Conditional perfect

I would have tease

you would have tease

he/she/it would have tease

we would have tease

you would have tease

they would have tease

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been teasing

you would have been teasing

he/she/it would have been teasing

we would have been teasing

you would have been teasing

they would have been teasing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you tease
we let´s tease
you tease

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to tease

Past participle

teased

Present Participle

teasing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «TEASE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «tease» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of tease

aggravate · annoy · badger · bait · bedevil · bother · chaff · gibe · goad · guy · lead on · make fun of · mock · needle · pester · plague · provoke · pull someone´s leg · rag · rib · ridicule · tantalize · taunt · titillate · torment · twit · vex · wind up · worry

TRANSLATION OF TEASE

Find out the translation of tease to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of tease from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tease» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 戏弄
• Translator English - Spanish: tomar el pelo
• English: tease
• Translator English - Hindi: छेड़ो
• Translator English - Arabic: يَسْخَرُ
• Translator English - Russian: дразнить
• Translator English - Portuguese: importunar
• Translator English - Bengali: আঁচড়ান
• Translator English - French: taquiner
• Translator English - Malay: Menggoda
• Translator English - German: necken
• Translator English - Japanese: からかう
• Translator English - Korean: (사람, 짐승을) (...의 일로)놀리다
• Translator English - Javanese: Nggodha
• Translator English - Vietnamese: trêu chọc
• Translator English - Tamil: கேலி
• Translator English - Marathi: चिडवणे
• Translator English - Turkish: kızdırmak
• Translator English - Italian: prendere in giro
• Translator English - Polish: dokuczyć
• Translator English - Ukrainian: дражнити
• Translator English - Romanian: a necăji
• Translator English - Greek: περιπαίζω
• Translator English - Afrikaans: terg
• Translator English - Swedish: reta
• Translator English - Norwegian: erte

10 QUOTES WITH «TEASE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word tease.

1

Candice Accola

With 'The Vampire Diaries,' it's not just a tease, especially with the relationships. You're not sitting there going, 'God, I wish they'd get it over with and kiss!' There's no teasing, they jump right into the action.

2

Amy Adams

As an actress people always tease me like: if there's anything you can do to make yourself unattractive you will do it.

3

Dorothy Allison

It's fun to tease people about where fiction and life intersect.

4

Leslie Bibb

My friends tease me because I don't like clutter. I'm not someone who gets attached to things.

5

John Boehner

Listen, you only tease the ones you love.

6

Parvesh Cheena

You have to tease your family. You tease the ones that you're closest to.

7

Eric Close

I have friends that tease me about 'Without a Trace;' they say, 'You're really good at saying, 'Have you seen this person?'

8

Sebastian Coe

There may be problems we still need to tease out, but we will leave no stone unturned in our bid to make London the host city.

9

James Badge Dale

Kids will tease you for just about anything.

10

Alan Dundes

Polls are frequently taken to try to tease out or determine likely directions and trends, but once taken, they belong to the past, requiring that new polls be taken.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TEASE»

Discover the use of tease in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tease and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Tease: 50 Inspired T-shirt Transformations by Superstars of ...

Fifty superstars of creativity, art, and design take the basic t-shirt from ordinary to extraordinary, with easy-to-follow projects and helpful illustrations.

Sarah Sockit, 2006

Script Tease: Today's Hottest Screenwriters Bare All

"The interviews included within this book were originally published by the Writers Guild of America, West on its website, www.wga.org."

Dylan Callaghan, 2012

Why Tease?

In this text children all learn something about teasing, and about being teased. Stories from children are included in this book to help other children understand about teasing.

Janine Amos, Annabel Spenceley, 2000

Rock tease: the golden years of rock T-shirts

THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION OF ROCK & ROLL T-SHIRTS IN PRINT We rock-and-roll fans are incredibly passionate and devoted to our music, proudly wearing T-shirts of our favorite bands to define ourselves and say this is who I am.

Erica Easley, Ed Chalfa, 2006

Strip Tease

This is Strip Tease, Hiaasen’s most inventive tale yet of savage appetites and sweet justice. BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from Carl Hiaasen's Bad Monkey.

Carl Hiaasen, 2010

Deadly Tease

After the death of her father, Portia Hamilton, submerged in a world of depression, loneliness, and grief, is drawn to a charasmatic church where she becomes involved with the married pastor, who uses her to cover his secret double life as ...

Michelle McGriff, 2007

Tease

A story of everyday jealousies and resentments, misunderstandings and desires, Tease is a thought-provoking must-read that will haunt readers long after the last page.

Amanda Maciel, 2014

Never Tease a Wolf

A New York Times Bestselling AuthorWhen a wolf threatens local ranches, Montana Fish and Wildlife agent Abigail Dayton must relocate the animal in an effort to save the endangered species.

Joan Johnston, 2005

Tease

A handful of days to gauge and tease the other.

Nathalie Gray, 2007

Tease Monster: A Book About Teasing Vs. Bullying

This whimsical story teaches children the difference between mean teasing and friendly teasing, and is the newest book in Julia Cook's Building Relationships series.

Julia Cook, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TEASE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tease is used in the context of the following news items.

Asheville BookWorks hosts Tease It to Jesus print exhibition

SOMETHING IN THE HAIR: Asuka Ohsawa's letterpress portrait of Dolly Parton is one of 35 prints in Tease It to Jesus, an exhibition themed around the country ... «Mountain Xpress, Jul 15»

Justin Bieber And Michael Rapaport Tease Comic Basketball …

Justin Bieber fans are on high alert for the singer's forthcoming Complex magazine cover story, which will also feature comedian and actor Michael Rapaport in ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»

The Vamps Tease Their Next Single!

We always love finding out that The Vamps are working on new tunes, but what's even better is knowing that we are about to hear the new music super soon! «Twist Magazine, Jul 15»

Person of Interest: Watch a Tease for Season 5 and Highlights of the …

Root doesn't know either in this tease for Season 5 that debuted at Comic-Con Saturday. In the trailer below, she cryptically details the possibilities of death and ... «TV.com, Jul 15»

Tacoma gets its first bean-to-bar chocolate makers

Tease Chocolates, run by local couple Julie and Topher Farrell, has just moved from Vashon Island to set up its first retail storefront for bars, truffles and ... «TheNewsTribune.com, Jul 15»

Tool tease fans on new album: 'Wait for it'

Tool fans have been patiently awaiting a new album for nearly a decade now, and the band continue to tease that a release may (or may not) be imminent. «Gigwise, Jun 15»

ComiXology Tease The Coming Of Dark Horse Comics

Since ComiXology established itself as the leading digital distributor of American comic books – there has been one big exception. Dark Horse, who have ... «Bleeding Cool News, Jun 15»

Game of Thrones VFX Sets Stunt Record, Tease Season 6

Game of Thrones is often referenced as the largest scale television show in history. One of the major components to that sense of scale lies in the visual effects ... «Winter Is Coming, Jun 15»

Bungie Promises 'Destiny' Teases at E3 2015

The question remains, however, as to which platform Bungie will use to reveal the expansion and any other Destiny teases. The game's publisher, Activision, ... «Game Rant, Jun 15»

'It's a tease that she's here and her mind is not:' a Mother's Day …

"Every day gets a lot more painful because every day is a constant reminder of the moments that I won't have with my mom," said Cassie, a high school senior. «KOMO News, May 15»