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wear1 /wār/ transitive verb (pat wore /wör or wōr/, archaic ware /wār/; pap worn /wörn or wōrn/)- To be dressed in
- To carry on the body
- To arrange (one's clothes, etc) in a specified way
- To display, show
- (of eg the face) to exhibit (an expression, etc)
- To carry the burden of (one's age, years, experience, etc) eg lightly
- (of a ship) to fly (a flag)
- To consume, waste or damage by use, time or exposure
- To make or render by friction or constant use
- To exhaust, to weary
- To bring gradually (into a frame of mind, etc; old)
- To introduce (an idea) little by little (into someone's mind; old)
- To enable to last, endure (Scot) /wēr/
- To spend (a period of time; poetic)
- To traverse (Spenser)
- To edge, guide or conduct, eg sheep into a fold (Scot)
- To tolerate, accept or believe (informal)
intransitive verb- To waste away by use or time
- To be reduced or impaired little by little
- (of time) to be spent or pass, esp tediously
- To last under use
- To resist the ravages of age
- To stand the test of time
- To be in fashion (Shakespeare)
- To pass (into a next stage or phase)
- To become (obsolete)
- To go, move or progress slowly (Scot)
noun- The act of wearing or state of being worn
- Reduction or impairment of by use or friction
- Durability
- Fitness for wearing
- Articles worn (usu in combination, as in menswear)
- Fashion
ORIGIN: OE werian to wear; ON verja to clothe, Gothic wasian wearabilˈity noun wearˈable adjective - Fit to be worn
- Good for wearing
wearˈer noun wearˈing adjective - Made or designed for wear
- Exhausting
- Consuming
noun- The process of wasting by attrition or time
- The fact of carrying on the body, or displaying, flying, etc
- Durability
- The process of passing
- That which is worn, clothes (obsolete)
wearˈingly adverb wearˈing-apparel noun (old) Dress wearing course noun The upper layer of a bitumen or asphalt road or pavement wear iron noun An iron plate fitted in a mechanism to absorb wear due to friction the worse for wear - Showing signs of wear, worn
- Showing signs of exhaustion, intoxication, etc (informal)
wear and tear or (rare) tear and wear Damage by wear or use wear away - To impair or consume, or be reduced or impaired, by wear
- To decay or fade out
- To pass off
wear down - To reduce or impair, or be reduced or impaired, by constant use or friction
- To diminish or overcome (eg resistance) gradually by persistence
wear off - To rub off by friction
- To diminish by decay
- To pass away by degrees
wear on (of time) to pass by, esp tediously wear out - To impair by use
- To render or become useless through age, use or decay
- To exhaust or consume
- To harass or tire utterly
wear thin - To become thin or threadbare through use
- (of patience) to diminish with excessive calls on it
- (of excuses) to become less convincing through over-use
wear through To develop a hole through friction or intensive use (win and) wear To (win and) enjoy possession of (eg a wife; old) |