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Definition: Meaning of, wear in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / wɛː /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
wear wore worn
Present Participle Third Person Singular
wearing wears
  1. on your body [transitive] to have something such as clothes, shoes, or jewellery on your body
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  2. hair [transitive] to have your hair or BEARD in a particular style or shape
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  3. damage [intransitive and transitive] to become thinner or weaker after continuous use, or to make something do this
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  4. wear well to remain in good condition after a period of time
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  5. wear well if someone is wearing well, they look younger than they really are
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  6. expression [transitive] to have a particular expression on your face
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  7. something is wearing thin if something is wearing thin, you are bored with it because it is not interesting any more, or has become annoying
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  8. something is wearing thin if your patience is wearing thin, you have very little left, because of a delay or problem
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  9. wear the trousers British English American English informal to be the person in a family who makes the decisions
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  10. wear your heart on your sleeve informal to show your true feelings openly
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  1. the clothes worn for a particular occasion or activity, or by a particular group of people
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  2. damage caused by continuous use over a long period
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  3. the amount of use an object, piece of clothing etc has had, or the use you can expect to get from it
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wear used in phrases

  • Tyne and Wear
    1. a metropolitan county in northern England, made up of parts of Northumberland and Durham, and including Newcastle-upon-Tyne
  • athletic wear (noun)
    1. attire worn for sport or for casual wear
  • leisure wear (noun)
    1. informal clothing designed to be worn when you are relaxing
  • ready-to-wear (adjective)
    1. ready-to-wear clothes are made in standard sizes, not made specially to fit one person
  • wash-and-wear (adjective)
    1. treated so as to be easily or quickly washed and dried and requiring little or no ironing
    wash-and-wear (noun)
    1. a fabric treated to be easily washable and to require no ironing
  • wear and tear (noun)
    1. decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use
  • wear round (verb)
    1. turn into the wind
  • wear ship (verb)
    1. turn away from the wind
  • wear the trousers (verb)
    1. exercise authority or be in charge
  • wear thin (verb)
    1. deteriorate through use or stress
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wear used in phrasal verbs

  • wear away (phrasal verb)
    1. to disappear, or to make something disappear, because it has been used or rubbed a lot
  • wear down (phrasal verb)
    1. to make someone gradually lose their energy or confidence
    2. to make something gradually disappear or become thinner by using or rubbing it
  • wear in (phrasal verb)
    1. if you wear in something such as a pair of shoes, you wear them until they fit your feet better and are more comfortable
  • wear off (phrasal verb)
    1. if something such as a pain, an emotion, or a feeling wears off, it gradually disappears
    2. if a feeling wears off, it gradually disappears
  • wear on (phrasal verb)
    1. [intransitive] if time wears on, it passes
    2. [transitive] wear on someone if something wears on you, it is annoying, and makes you tired
  • wear out (phrasal verb)
    1. [transitive] to make someone feel very tired
    2. [intransitive/transitive] to use something a lot so that it no longer works, or can no longer be used
  • weary of (phrasal verb)
    1. weary of something to become tired of something or bored with it
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