wear

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UK /wɛː/ US /wɛ(ə)ɹ/

verb 9noun 5name 1

Collocations

(noun.) use as clothing

ADJ

everyday, weekend | summer, winter

PREP

in ~

My new jeans have held up well in wear after six months of regular use.

with ~

Denim jackets look better with wear and develop their own unique character over time.

PHRASES

years of wear

My old leather jacket has held up well and still has years of wear left in it.

(noun.) clothes

ADJ

day, evening | designer, fashion | casual, leisure, outdoor | bridal, maternity | children's, men's, women's

(noun.) long use

ADJ

hard, heavy

VERB + WEAR

withstand

These shoes have withstood months of heavy wear and still look great.

PREP

with ~

The old carpet had faded with wear from years of heavy foot traffic.

PHRASES

centuries, years, etc. of wear

The old wooden floor showed decades of wear from generations of families walking across it.

(noun.) damage caused by long use

ADJ

excessive | engine, tyre, etc.

VERB + WEAR

show

My old jacket is starting to show wear around the sleeves and cuffs.

cause | minimize, reduce

WEAR + NOUN

pattern

Heavy wear patterns on the old wooden floor showed exactly where people walked every day.

guarantee

This jacket has a wear guarantee, so you can return it if the material tears easily.

PREP

~ on

Constant friction causes wear on the soles of shoes over time.

PHRASES

signs of wear, wear and tear

(verb.) have a piece of clothing on

ADV

proudly

She proudly wore her grandmother's wedding ring every day for decades.

VERB + WEAR

tend to

She tends to wear comfortable shoes when she's working in the garden all day.

refuse to

The athlete refused to wear the old uniform and demanded a new one.

forbid sb to

be entitled to

Only senior staff members are entitled to wear the company uniform.

(verb.) last for a long time

ADV

badly, well

My old leather jacket has worn badly over the years despite careful storage.

Definitions

verb

To have on:

He's wearing some nice pants today.

She wore her medals with pride.

To have on:

He wears eyeglasses.

She wears her hair in braids.

To have on:

She wore a smile all day.

He walked out of the courtroom wearing an air of satisfaction.

To erode:

You're going to wear a hole in the bottom of those shoes.

The water has slowly worn a channel into these rocks.

To erode:

The tiles were wearing thin due to years of children's feet.

His stock of money[…] began to wear very low.

noun

Clothing.

footwear; outdoor wear; maternity wear

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

Now, I still think that for this box of matches to have escaped the wear of time for immemorial years was a most strange, as for me it was a most fortunate, thing.

Fashion.

Motley's the onely weare.

Wearing.

It is obvious, of course, that a cylinder so applied is not for constant wear, and it is not intended in any way to correct any error of refraction, but is used merely as an exercise for a few minutes at a time at repeated intervals. In case of Oblique Astigmatism the wearing of the correction will frequently fail to give satisfaction when complicated by oblique muscular trouble, […]

Prolonged wear of the interceptor body armor outer tactical vest (OTV) is frequently blamed for common complaints of neck and shoulder pain. […] Even if patients improved after a period of light duty and shoulder rehabilitation, many complained of pain after returning to OTV wear when their shoulders again became the focal point of weight distribution.

verb

To guard; watch; keep watch, especially from entry or invasion.

To defend; protect.

To ward off; prevent from approaching or entering; drive off; repel.

to wear the wolf from the sheep

To conduct or guide with care or caution, as into a fold or place of safety.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment

wearing

noun — a covering designed to be worn on a person's body

verb — have on one's person

bear

verb — put clothing on one's body

verb — exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stre

verb — go to pieces

verb — last and be usable

endure

Antonyms

refresh
freshen
refreshen

Idioms & Phrases

worse for wear

In poor physical condition due to long or heavy use.

However, before Zoe could open the first cage, Burt’s van, looking decidedly the worse for wear, came thundering into the warehouse, smashing the huge metal sliding door into the a

wear rose-colored glasses

To see the positive in things while being oblivious to the negative.

wear the trousers

(typically of a woman) To be the dominant partner in a relationship.

As long as I remember who's wearing the trousers / I hope he never lets me down again

wear thin

To lessen or weaken over time, as from overuse.

Your jocose wisecracks have already worn thin.

wear out one's welcome

To behave in an offensive, burdensome, or tiresome manner, with the result that one's continued presence is unwanted within a residence, commercial establishment, or social group.

No: he feared to "wear out his welcome," he said: they had "seen enough of him for one while": […]

Example Bank

He's wearing some nice pants today.

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She wore her medals with pride.

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Please wear your seatbelt.

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footwear; outdoor wear; maternity wear

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Now, I still think that for this box of matches to have escaped the wear of time for immemorial years was a most strange, as for me it was a most fortunate, thing.

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Motley's the onely weare.

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Usage Notes

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In some senses, wear is marked as dated, UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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