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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024wear•ing /ˈwɛrɪŋ/USA pronunciation adj. - causing a feeling of tiredness;
tiring;
exhausting:Shoveling snow is a wearing task.
gradually diminishing or making weaker:Reading small print can be wearing on the eyes. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024wear•ing (wâr′ing),USA pronunciation adj. - gradually impairing or wasting:Reading small print can be wearing on the eyes.
- wearying or exhausting:a wearing task.
- relating to or made for wear.
wear′ing•ly, adv. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: wearing /ˈwɛərɪŋ/ adj - causing fatigue or exhaustion; tiring
ˈwearingly adv wear /wɛr/USA pronunciation v., wore/wɔr/USA pronunciation worn/wɔrn/USA pronunciation wear•ing, n. v. - to have on the body as clothing, covering, or ornament:[~ + object]He wore his best suit to the funeral. She's wearing my ring on her finger.
- to bear or have in one's aspect or appearance:[~ + object]She wore an angry expression on her face.
- to (cause to) deteriorate by a constant or repeating action: [~ + object]Foot traffic wore a hole in the carpet.[no object]The carpet began to wear from the constant traffic of boots and heavy shoes.
- [~ + object] to produce by such action:He wore a hole right through his shoe from all that walking.
- to last, stay strong, or withstand much use or strain:[no object]That strong fabric wears well.
- to weary;
fatigue:[~ + object]worn by illness. - wear down:
- to make or become shabbier, smaller, or more aged by wearing: [~ + down + object]to wear down the heels of his shoes.[~ + object + down]to wear the heels down.
- to (cause to) become weary or tired: [no object]He gradually wore down and had to stop running.[~ + object + down]All that long-distance running wore him down.[~ + down + object]That distance would wear down most runners.
- [~ + object + down] to overcome (opposition) by working without stopping:Gradually she wore her father down until at last he consented to the marriage.
- wear off, [no object] to become less or to diminish slowly or gradually:The effects of the drug began to wear off.
- wear on, [~ + object] to irritate;
annoy:That noise really wears on me. - wear out:
- to make or become unfit or useless through hard or extended use: [~ + out + object]She wears out clothes quickly.[~ + object + out]She wears clothes out quickly.[no object]Those clothes will wear out in no time.
- [~ + object + out] to cause (someone) to be tired:That long bicycle ride wore me out.
n. [uncountable] - the act of wearing or state of being worn:still a lot of wear from this old jacket.
- Clothingclothing of a particular kind:winter wear; men's wear.
- gradual condition of falling apart, as from use:The carpet is beginning to show wear.
- the quality of withstanding use;
durability.
Idioms- Idioms wear thin, [no object]
- to diminish;
become weak:My patience is wearing thin. - to become less appealing, interesting, tolerable, etc.:At first we liked his humor, but now it's wearing thin.
wear•a•ble, adj. wear•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024wear (wâr),USA pronunciation v., wore, worn, wear•ing, n. v.t. - to carry or have on the body or about the person as a covering, equipment, ornament, or the like:to wear a coat;to wear a saber;to wear a disguise.
- to have or use on the person habitually:to wear a wig.
- to bear or have in one's aspect or appearance:to wear a smile; to wear an air of triumph.
- to cause (garments, linens, etc.) to deteriorate or change by wear:Hard use has worn these gloves.
- to impair, deteriorate, or consume gradually by use or any continued process:Long illness had worn the bloom from her cheeks.
- to waste or diminish gradually by rubbing, scraping, washing, etc.:The waves have worn these rocks.
- to make (a hole, channel, way, etc.) by such action.
- to bring about or cause a specified condition in (a person or thing) by use, deterioration, or gradual change:to wear clothes to rags; to wear a person to a shadow.
- to weary;
fatigue;
exhaust:Toil and care soon wear the spirit. - to pass (time) gradually or tediously (usually fol. by away or out):We wore the afternoon away in arguing.
- Nauticalto bring (a vessel) on another tack by turning until the wind is on the stern.
- British Termsto gather and herd (sheep or cattle) to a pen or pasture.
v.i. - to undergo gradual impairment, diminution, reduction, etc., from wear, use, attrition, or other causes (often fol. by away, down, out, or off).
- to retain shape, color, usefulness, value, etc., under wear, use, or any continued strain:a strong material that will wear; colors that wear well.
- (of time) to pass, esp. slowly or tediously (often fol. by on or away):As the day wore on, we had less and less to talk about.
- to have the quality of being easy or difficult to tolerate, esp. after a relatively long association:It's hard to get to know him, but he wears well.
- Nautical(of a vessel) to come round on another tack by turning away from the wind.
- [Obs.]to be commonly worn;
to be in fashion. - wear down:
- to reduce or impair by long wearing:to wear down the heels of one's shoes.
- to weary;
tire:His constant talking wears me down. - to prevail by persistence;
overcome:to wear down the opposition.
- wear off, to diminish slowly or gradually or to diminish in effect;
disappear:The drug began to wear off. - wear out:
- to make or become unfit or useless through hard or extended use:to wear out clothes.
- to expend, consume, or remove, esp. slowly or gradually.
- to exhaust, as by continued strain;
weary:This endless bickering is wearing me out.
- wear thin:
- to diminish;
weaken:My patience is wearing thin. - to become less appealing, interesting, tolerable, etc.:childish antics that soon wore thin.
n. - the act of wearing;
use, as of a garment:articles for winter wear; I've had a lot of wear out of this coat. - the state of being worn, as on the person.
- Clothingclothing or other articles for wearing, esp. when fashionable or appropriate for a particular function (often used in combination):travel wear; sportswear.
- gradual impairment, wasting, diminution, etc., as from use:The carpet shows wear.
- the quality of resisting deterioration with use;
durability.
- bef. 900; (verb, verbal) Middle English weren to have (clothes) on the body, waste, damage, suffer waste or damage, Old English werian; cognate with Old Norse verja, Gothic wasjan to clothe; (noun, nominal) late Middle English were act of carrying on the body, derivative of the verb, verbal; akin to Latin vestis clothing (see vest)
- 21.See corresponding entry in Unabridged c. tire, fatigue, drain.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: wear /wɛə/ vb (wears, wearing, wore, worn)- (transitive) to carry or have (a garment, etc) on one's person as clothing, ornament, etc
- (transitive) to carry or have on one's person habitually: she wears a lot of red
- (transitive) to have in one's aspect: to wear a smile
- (transitive) to display, show, or fly: a ship wears its colours
- to deteriorate or cause to deteriorate by constant use or action
- to produce or be produced by constant rubbing, scraping, etc: to wear a hole in one's trousers
- to bring or be brought to a specified condition by constant use or action: to wear a tyre to shreds
- (intransitive) to submit to constant use or action in a specified way: his suit wears well
- (transitive) to harass or weaken
- when intr, often followed by on: (of time) to pass or be passed slowly
- (transitive) Brit slang to accept: Larry won't wear that argument
n - the act of wearing or state of being worn
- anything designed to be worn: leisure wear
- (in combination): nightwear
- deterioration from constant or normal use or action
- the quality of resisting the effects of constant use
See also wear down, wear off, wear outEtymology: Old English werian; related to Old High German werien, Old Norse verja, Gothic vasjanˈwearer n wear /wɛə/ vb (wears, wearing, wore, worn)- to tack by gybing instead of by going through stays
Etymology: 17th Century: from earlier weare, of unknown origin |