Wear

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Verb 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Related terms

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /wεəɻ/

Verb

Infinitive to wear

Third person singular wears

Simple past wore

Past participle worn

Present participle wearing

1. ((intransitive{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}))

To suffer due to use or activity.

1. The tiles were wearing thin due to years of childrens feet.

2. ((transitive{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}))

To have equipped on one's person, like an item of clothing.

1. He is wearing some nice pants today.

   He was wearing his lunch after tripping and falling into the buffet.

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To exhaust or expend.

1. Our physical advantage allowed us to wear the other team out and win.

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((nautical{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})) To bring a sailing ship onto the other tack by bringing the wind around the stern (as opposed to tacking when the wind is brought around the bow). (See gybe.)

Translations

Arabic: لبس (lábisa) Chinese: 穿 (chuān) (1) Dutch: dragen Esperanto: porti Finnish: olla yllään (1) French: porter German: tragen Hungarian: hordani Indonesian: pakai, memakai, mengenakan Italian: indossare

Japanese: 着る (きる, kiru), かける (kakeru), つける (tsukeru) Korean: ìž ë‹¤ (ipda) Portuguese: trazer Russian: носить (nosít’) Spanish: llevar Swedish: bära, ha pÃ¥ sig (2), slitas (1), trötta ut (3), vända undan vinden (4)

Noun

Singular wear

Plural -

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(in combination) Clothing (such as footwear).

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Damage to the appearance and/or strength of an item caused by use over time.

Translations

• Dutch: kledij f (1), kleding f (1), sleet m (2), slijtage f (2)
• Finnish: asu (1)
• German: Abnutzung f (2)
• Swedish: slitage n (2)

Related terms

• wear and tear

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