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wear

/ wear /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment
"she bought it for everyday wear"
Derived:
bear
verb Sense 2
last and be usable
"This dress wore well for almost ten years"
Type of:
last endure
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something from somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
"The constant friction wore out the cloth"
Type of:
deteriorate
Kinds of:
ablate scuff
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 4
be dressed in
"She was wearing yellow that day"
Entails:
dress get dressed
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 5
put clothing on one''s body
"What should I wear today?"
"He put on his best suit for the wedding"
"The princess donned a long blue dress"
"The queen assumed the stately robes"
"He got into his jeans"
Type of:
dress get dressed
Kinds of:
hat try on try scarf slip on
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 6
have on one''s person
"He wore a red ribbon"
"bear a scar"
Type of:
have feature
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 7
have or show an appearance of
"wear one''s hair in a certain way"
Type of:
have feature
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 8
"the tires showed uneven wear"
verb Sense 9
have in one''s aspect; wear an expression of one''s attitude or personality
"He always wears a smile"
Type of:
have feature
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 10
go to pieces
"The lawn mower finally broke"
"The gears wore out"
"The old chair finally fell apart completely"
Kinds of:
fray frazzle
Verb group:
break bust
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 11
"We wore ourselves out on this hike"
Type of:
indispose
Causes:
tire pall weary
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Semantic Complexity
98%
Sense Count
12
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
83
Times Searched
3
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