"tier" meaning in English

See tier in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈtaɪ.ə(ɹ)/ [UK], /ˈtaɪ.ɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tier (tie).wav Forms: tiers [plural]
enPR: tī'ə [UK] (note: r), tī'ər [US] Rhymes: -aɪ.ə(ɹ) Etymology: From tie + -er. Etymology templates: {{etymid|en|who/that ties}}, {{affix|en|tie|-er|id2=agent noun}} tie + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} tier (plural tiers)
  1. One who ties (knots, etc). Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-tier-en-noun-oEst8BDt Disambiguation of People: 19 5 30 0 0 29 16 0 0 1 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 56 19 25
  2. Something that ties.
    Sense id: en-tier-en-noun-ItMsxXF~
  3. (archaic) A child's apron. Tags: archaic Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-tier-en-noun--8cVC7fy Disambiguation of People: 19 5 30 0 0 29 16 0 0 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: leaf tier
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈtɪə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈtɪɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-tier.wav Forms: tiers [plural]
enPR: tî [Received-Pronunciation], tîr [US] Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle French tier, from Old French tire (“rank, sequence, order, kind”), probably from tirer (“to draw, draw out”). Alternatively, from a Germanic source related to Middle English tir (“honour, glory, power, rule”), Old English tīr (“glory, honour, fame”), Old Norse tírr (“glory, honour, renown”). Etymology templates: {{etymid|en|row; rank}}, {{bor|en|frm|tier}} Middle French tier, {{der|en|fro|tire|t=rank, sequence, order, kind}} Old French tire (“rank, sequence, order, kind”), {{uder|en|gem|-}} Germanic, {{cog|enm|tir|t=honour, glory, power, rule}} Middle English tir (“honour, glory, power, rule”), {{cog|ang|tīr|t=glory, honour, fame}} Old English tīr (“glory, honour, fame”), {{cog|non|tírr|t=glory, honour, renown}} Old Norse tírr (“glory, honour, renown”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} tier (plural tiers)
  1. A row or range, especially one at a higher or lower level than another.
    Sense id: en-tier-en-noun-XE~-H~~b
  2. A rank or grade; a stratum. Translations (layer or rank): ниво (nivo) [neuter] (Bulgarian), rang [masculine] (Catalan), 層 /层 (céng) (Chinese Mandarin), (pái) (english: row) (Chinese Mandarin), (háng) (Chinese Mandarin), lag (Danish), laag [feminine] (Dutch), rang [masculine] (Dutch), kerros (Finnish), taso (Finnish), rang [masculine] (French), Schicht [feminine] (German), Rang [masculine] (German), Etage [feminine] (German), Ebene [feminine] (German), Reihe [feminine] (German), Sitzreihe [masculine] (German), קוֹמָה [feminine] (Hebrew), נִדְבָּךְ [masculine] (Hebrew), שִׁכְבָה [feminine] (Hebrew), szint (Hungarian), réteg (Hungarian), emelet (Hungarian), sor (Hungarian), üléssor (Hungarian), polcsor (Hungarian), strato (Italian), ripiano (Italian), () (alt: そう) (Japanese), 階層 (kaisō) (alt: かいそう) (Japanese), (retsu) (alt: れつ) (Japanese), (kai) (alt: かい) (Japanese), tānga (Maori), stage (Middle English), Schicht [feminine] (Plautdietsch), warstwa (Polish), rząd (np. krzeseł) (Polish), kondygnacja (Polish), poziom (Polish), camada [feminine] (Portuguese), я́рус (járus) [masculine] (Russian), слой (sloj) (english: layer) [masculine] (Russian), у́ровень (úrovenʹ) (english: level) [masculine] (Russian), ряд (rjad) (english: row) [masculine] (Russian), эта́ж (etáž) (english: floor, storey) [masculine] (Russian), етажа [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), etaža [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), piso [masculine] (Spanish), rango [masculine] (Spanish), skikt (Swedish), lager (Swedish), tabaka (Turkish), tầng (Vietnamese), bậc (Vietnamese), thứ bậc (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-tier-en-noun-8OQLiDAR Disambiguation of 'layer or rank': 0 100 0 0
  3. (Australia) A (typically forested) range of hills or mountains, especially in South Australia or Tasmania; a mountain. Tags: Australia Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-tier-en-noun-lFXb0siK Disambiguation of People: 19 5 30 0 0 29 16 0 0 1 Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Middle English translations, Terms with Plautdietsch translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 1 4 1 2 34 11 5 3 29 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 10 3 3 3 1 39 10 6 3 22 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 9 3 5 2 3 34 11 8 4 22 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 3 3 2 1 43 6 4 3 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 0 0 2 2 1 2 1 17 17 3 4 1 1 1 0 16 5 2 1 9 0 8 4 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 1 3 1 3 1 19 19 2 4 1 1 0 0 16 4 1 1 10 0 9 4 0 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 7 3 5 2 1 41 12 5 5 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 7 3 4 2 1 45 11 5 3 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 6 2 3 1 1 58 8 3 2 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 7 4 4 3 1 40 9 7 4 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 6 3 3 2 1 48 10 5 3 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 7 3 5 2 1 45 11 4 3 18 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 7 4 4 2 1 40 10 7 5 20 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 7 3 3 3 1 43 11 5 3 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 6 3 6 2 2 42 12 5 3 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 7 2 8 2 5 33 10 4 5 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 7 3 3 2 1 45 10 5 3 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 6 3 3 2 1 47 9 6 3 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 5 2 5 2 3 43 11 4 5 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 7 3 5 2 1 45 11 5 3 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle English translations: 8 4 4 3 1 41 9 7 4 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 4 1 1 1 0 70 6 2 1 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 8 4 5 2 2 37 10 6 4 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 9 3 4 2 1 44 12 6 3 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 6 3 3 2 1 48 10 5 3 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 9 3 4 2 1 44 10 5 3 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 8 3 3 2 1 43 11 5 3 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 7 3 4 2 1 44 10 4 3 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 7 3 4 2 1 46 11 4 3 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 9 3 4 2 1 44 11 4 3 18
  4. A horizontal row of panels within a comic strip. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-tier-en-noun-hiHb9MoK Disambiguation of People: 19 5 30 0 0 29 16 0 0 1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 1 4 1 2 34 11 5 3 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Derived forms: cable-tier, free-tier, god tier, midtier, multitier, n-tier, second-tier, subtier, third-tier, tier list, top tier, two-tier, two-tiered, Web-tier

Verb

IPA: /ˈtɪə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈtɪɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-tier.wav Forms: tiers [present, singular, third-person], tiering [participle, present], tiered [participle, past], tiered [past]
enPR: tî [Received-Pronunciation], tîr [US] Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle French tier, from Old French tire (“rank, sequence, order, kind”), probably from tirer (“to draw, draw out”). Alternatively, from a Germanic source related to Middle English tir (“honour, glory, power, rule”), Old English tīr (“glory, honour, fame”), Old Norse tírr (“glory, honour, renown”). Etymology templates: {{etymid|en|row; rank}}, {{bor|en|frm|tier}} Middle French tier, {{der|en|fro|tire|t=rank, sequence, order, kind}} Old French tire (“rank, sequence, order, kind”), {{uder|en|gem|-}} Germanic, {{cog|enm|tir|t=honour, glory, power, rule}} Middle English tir (“honour, glory, power, rule”), {{cog|ang|tīr|t=glory, honour, fame}} Old English tīr (“glory, honour, fame”), {{cog|non|tírr|t=glory, honour, renown}} Old Norse tírr (“glory, honour, renown”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} tier (third-person singular simple present tiers, present participle tiering, simple past and past participle tiered)
  1. (transitive) To arrange in layers. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-tier-en-verb-9VpSZ5K~
  2. (transitive) To cascade in an overlapping sequence. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-tier-en-verb-LWTJS2L7
  3. (transitive, computing) To move (data) from one storage medium to another as an optimization, based on how frequently it is accessed. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-tier-en-verb-QaYhXAHB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 1 4 1 2 34 11 5 3 29 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "2023 May 25, Nic Reuben, “The Lord of the Rings: Gollum review”, in The Guardian:",
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          "code": "fi",
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          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "layer or rank",
          "tags": [
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
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          "tags": [
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "layer or rank",
          "tags": [
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "layer or rank",
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        {
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          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "sense": "layer or rank",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "sense": "layer or rank",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "נִדְבָּךְ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "sense": "layer or rank",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0",
          "code": "hu",
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          "sense": "layer or rank",
          "word": "szint"
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "layer or rank",
          "word": "réteg"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "layer or rank",
          "word": "emelet"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0",
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        "To arrange in layers."
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        "(transitive) To arrange in layers."
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        "English transitive verbs"
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        "To cascade in an overlapping sequence."
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        "(transitive) To cascade in an overlapping sequence."
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        "To move (data) from one storage medium to another as an optimization, based on how frequently it is accessed."
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          "computing",
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        "(transitive, computing) To move (data) from one storage medium to another as an optimization, based on how frequently it is accessed."
      ],
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        "transitive"
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        "computing",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "sciences"
      ]
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      "enpr": "tî",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈtɪə/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "tîr",
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        "US"
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        "US"
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪə(ɹ)"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "tear (as in droplet from one's eye)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tier"
}

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