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wear
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- pronunciation:
- weIr
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- phrases:
- wear off, wear out
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
wears, wearing, wore, worn |
| definition 1: |
to have or carry on one's person.
He wears a suit.She likes to wear jewelry.- similar words:
- bear, display, don, dress in, put on, show off, sport
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| definition 2: |
to cause to become damaged through long use, friction, or exposure.
Constant kneeling wore the knees of his jeans.- synonyms:
- erode
- similar words:
- batter, corrode, damage, deteriorate, disintegrate, eat, fray, furrow, gnaw, grind, groove, scour, wash away
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| definition 3: |
to make by long use, friction, or exposure.
She wore a hole in her sleeve.- similar words:
- fray, gnaw, rub, tear
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| definition 4: |
to make weak.
All this waiting is wearing my patience.- synonyms:
- exhaust, weaken
- similar words:
- batter, drain, exasperate, fatigue, strain, tax, tire, weary
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| definition 5: |
to become damaged little by little through continued use, friction, or exposure.
The soles of my favorite shoes are starting to wear.- synonyms:
- deteriorate
- similar words:
- corrode, damage, disintegrate, fray, furrow, shred, tear, wash away, waste, weaken
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| definition 6: |
to pass slowly.
The days wore on as they waited for some good news.- synonyms:
- creep
- similar words:
- dawdle, elapse, grind, idle, linger, pass
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| related words: |
bore, impair, rub, try |
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| phrase: |
wear off, wear out |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act of wearing.
My jacket has many years of wear.- similar words:
- dressing
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| definition 2: |
the condition of being worn.
You can tell by the wear on this tire that it wasn't aligned properly. |
| definition 3: |
clothing of a particular kind.
She stocks women's wear at the department store.- synonyms:
- clothing, dress
- similar words:
- apparel, attire, costume, duds, garments, habit
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| definition 4: |
damage caused by much use.
The coat showed signs of wear.- synonyms:
- deterioration
- similar words:
- corrosion, damage, disintegration, fraying
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| related words: |
array, clothes, clothing, dress |
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| derivation: |
wearer (n.) |
The words wear, ware, and where sound alike but have different meanings.
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