Meaning & use
Tethered
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Tied or fastened with a rope or chain so as to restrict movement, or figuratively bound closely to something.
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The goat was tethered to a post in the field.
Her career felt tethered to a city she no longer wanted to live in.
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In technology, 'tethering' also describes sharing a phone's internet connection with another device.
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2. verb
Connected a device to another for the purpose of sharing its internet access.
He tethered his laptop to his phone to check email during the flight.
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