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wear
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- pronunciation:
- weIr
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- wear away, wear down, wear off, wear out
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
wears, wearing, wore, worn |
| definition 1: |
to have or carry on one's person as a covering or ornament.
He wears a suit to work everyday.She has a lot of jewelry that she has never worn.Her parents said she was too young to wear makeup.He wore a mustache when he was in college.- similar words:
- bear, display, don, dress in, flaunt, put on, show off, sport
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| definition 2: |
to cause to erode or be damaged through prolonged use, friction, or exposure.
Constant crawling wore the knees of his jeans.- synonyms:
- abrade, erode
- similar words:
- batter, chafe, corrode, damage, deteriorate, disintegrate, eat, fray, frazzle, fret, furrow, gnaw, grind, groove, scour, tatter, wash away
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| definition 3: |
to create (a hole or other damage) by prolonged use, friction, or exposure.
She wore a hole in her sleeve.- synonyms:
- erode
- similar words:
- fray, fret, gnaw, rub, tear
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| definition 4: |
to weaken; exhaust.
This child is wearing my patience.- synonyms:
- exhaust, fray, weaken
- similar words:
- batter, deplete, drain, exasperate, fatigue, frazzle, prostrate, sap, strain, tax, tire, weary
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| definition 5: |
to adopt, display, or alter one's appearance by.
The detective wore a disguise.Though she was grieving, she wore a smile.Her face wore an attitude of complete confidence.- synonyms:
- adopt, assume, don
- similar words:
- bear, display, evince
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| related words: |
bore, impair, model, pack, try |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to deteriorate or sustain damage through prolonged use, friction, exposure.
The pipes are beginning to wear.The soles of my shoes are starting to wear.- synonyms:
- deteriorate, erode
- similar words:
- corrode, damage, degenerate, disintegrate, fray, frazzle, fret, furrow, perish, shred, tatter, tear, wash away, waste, weaken
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| definition 2: |
to become a specified way through prolonged use, friction, or exposure.
This old coat is wearing thin.- similar words:
- age, become, grow
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| definition 3: |
to resist deterioration; last.
These tires will wear for years.- synonyms:
- hold out, last
- similar words:
- continue, endure, survive
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| definition 4: |
to pass slowly or tediously.
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: |
eat, exhaust, rub |
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| phrase: |
wear off, wear out |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act of wearing.
- similar words:
- dressing
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| definition 2: |
the condition of being worn.
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| definition 3: |
use.
Our house has had a lot of wear.- synonyms:
- use
- similar words:
- application, employment, exercise, service, usage
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| definition 4: |
clothing of a specified kind.
This part of the store is for women's wear.- synonyms:
- clothing, dress
- similar words:
- apparel, attire, costume, duds, garb, garments, habiliment, habit, raiment, togs, vestments
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| definition 5: |
damage or deterioration caused by prolonged use.
The coat had threadbare sleeves and other signs of wear.- synonyms:
- deterioration, erosion
- similar words:
- abrasion, attrition, corrosion, damage, depreciation, disintegration, fraying, tattering
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| definition 6: |
the ability to resist deterioration through use; durability.
This fabric still has a lot of wear in it.- synonyms:
- durability, strength
- similar words:
- resilience, toughness
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| related words: |
array, chafe, clothes, clothing, dress, wash |
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| phrase: |
wear away, wear down |
| derivation: |
wearer (n.) |
The words wear, ware, and where sound alike but have different meanings.
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