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Sanz Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

to tie / to tie up

Hello, which is the difference between to tie and to tie up?
  

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Hi, which is the difference between to tie and to tie up ? These words have quite a lot of meanings, both physical and figurative. Let's just look at the simplest physical meaning.

— Clive

  • Hi, which is the difference between to tie and to tie up ?
  • These words have quite a lot of meanings, both physical and figurative.
  • Let's just look at the simplest physical meaning.
  • To tie You can tie a knot in a single rope, or tie two ropes together with a knot , ie 'fasten them together'.
  • To tie up If you tie up a parcel, the contents are secure.
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Hi,

which is the difference between to tie and to tie up? These words have quite a lot of meanings, both physical and figurative. Let's just look at the simplest physical meaning.

To tie You can tie a knot in a single rope, or tie two ropes together with a knot, ie 'fasten them together'.
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Somebody needs to get a dictionary! Emotion: smile

"to tie" is to bind or fasten.
"to tie" is to form a knot or bow.

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Thanks for answering, the fact it's that Spanish is my mother tongue and my dictionary translates "to tie, to tie up" as "atar" but thanks to your help I understood both meanings. In Spanish language there are two verbs "atar, amarrar" which can be exchangable.

"Amarra / ata al perro" Tie the dog up

"Amárrate
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Glad to be of help! I think it's time for you to get a good English-only dictionary! There will be more useful information in it than in a bilingual dictionary.
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