verb🔗ShareTo restrict something with a tether."The dog was tethered to the tree so it couldn't run into the street. "actiontechnologydeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo connect a cellular smartphone to another personal computer in order to give it access to a hotspot.""When the Wi-Fi went out at home, I tethered my laptop to my phone so I could finish my homework." "technologyelectronicscomputinginternetcommunicationtechnicaldeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareTied, strapped, especially with tethers or hobbles."The astronaut remained tethered to the spaceship during the spacewalk for safety. "technologynauticalvehicleagricultureanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareConnected (especially a mobile phone to a computer, for use as a wireless modem)"Many mobile phones are equipped with software to offer tethered Internet access."technologyelectronicscomputinginternetcommunicationdevicetechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
