Betekenis van tie In het Nederlands

• 0 to fasten together two ends of a piece of string or other long, thin material, or to (cause to) hold together with a long, thin piece of string, material, etc.:

  • Could you tie this piece of string for me?

  • This skirt ties at the waist.

  • She tied the ribbon tightly in a bow/knot.

  • I tie my hair back when it's hot.

  • Tie (up) your shoelaces, or you'll trip over them.

  • I felt tied to the job while I had a mortgage to pay.

  • Her job ties her to the east coast.

• 1 to relate to or connect to:

  • Is the allergy tied to dairy products, for example?

  • Can you tie his behaviour up with anything that's happened recently?

  • The Republicans are trying to tie the funding up with this bill.

• 2 to finish at the same time or score the same number of points, etc. in a competition as someone or something else:

  • Jane and I tied (for first place) in the spelling test.

  • We tied with a team from the south in the championships.

• 3 a long, thin piece of material that is worn under a shirt collar, especially by men, and tied in a knot at the front:

  • He always wears a jacket and tie to work.

  • Can you see the ties for the rubbish bags in the cupboard?

• 4 the friendly feelings that people have for other people, or special connections with places:

  • Family ties are weaker if you move a long way away.

  • I no longer feel any ties with my home town.

  • He urged governments worldwide to break diplomatic ties with the new regime.

• 5 a situation in which two or more people finish at the same time or score the same number of points:

  • It's a tie for first place.

  • They have changed the scoring system because there have been too many ties.

• 6 to fasten together two pieces of string or other long, thin material, or to hold together with string, rope, etc.:

  • [ I ] This dress ties at the back.

  • [ T ] She tied the ribbon in a bow/knot.

• 7 to finish at the same time or score the same number of points as someone or something else in a competition:

  • Jane and I tied for first place.

  • The score is tied (up) at 3 to 3.

• 8 a connection or relationship between people, or a connection a person has with a place, interest, activity, etc.:

  • a tie to the past

  • Gray had close ties with other powerful politicians.

  • He is a businessman and developer with strong ties to Beijing.

• 9 a long, thin piece of material worn esp. by men which fits under a shirt collar, is tied in a knot, and hangs down the front of the shirt:

  • a silk tie

  • Can you find the ties for the garbage bags?

• 10 the fact of finishing at the same time or scoring the same number of points as someone or something else in a competition:

  • It’s a tie for first place.

• 11 to connect two things in a way that limits other possibilities:

  • tie sth to sth We now have the option of tying funding to environmental conditions.

  • Pay and promotions in the organization are tied to performance.

  • tie sb to sth Many of the bank's employees were tied to their jobs because they were worried about losing their pension schemes.

• 12 to have the same score or level in a game, competition, or comparison, or to make the scores the same:

  • tie for first/second/last, etc. place Frederick and Fairfax counties each reported 4.2% job growth, tying for 18th place in the US as a whole.

  • tie the score/record The temperature in the afternoon hit 97 degrees, tying the record for June 2.

• 13 a personal or financial connection or relationship between people, organizations, countries, etc.:

  • ties with sb/sth He makes no apologies for his ties with the failed bank.

  • The two leading bidders have close ties with American media groups.

  • break/cut/sever ties One of the world's biggest hotel operators severed its ties with the popular travel website.

  • diplomatic/economic/political ties The president urged governments worldwide to break diplomatic ties with the oppressive regime.

• 14 a long thin piece of material that is worn under a shirt collar, especially by men, and tied in a knot at the front:

  • Men are expected to wear a suit and tie in the office.