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wear

/wɛ(ə)ɹ/noun, verb1 syllable

Wear means: exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress.

Synonyms for wear31

noun, as in a covering designed to be worn on a person's body

clothing, article of clothing, vesture, wearable, habiliment

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

wearing

verb, as in exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress

tire, wear upon, tire out, weary, jade, wear out, outwear, wear down, fag out, fag, fatigue

verb, as in go to pieces

break, wear out, bust, fall apart

verb, as in deteriorate through use or stress

wear off, wear out, wear down, wear thin

verb, as in put clothing on one's body

put on, get into, don, assume

verb, as in last and be usable

hold out, endure

verb, as in be dressed in

have on

verb, as in have on one's person

bear

also used for wear

gybe

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What does wear mean?12

verb

1

exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress“We wore ourselves out on this hike”

2

go to pieces“The lawn mower finally broke”

3

deteriorate through use or stress“The constant friction wore out the cloth”

4

put clothing on one's body“What should I wear today?”

5

last and be usable“This dress wore well for almost ten years”

6

be dressed in“She was wearing yellow that day”

7

have on one's person“He wore a red ribbon”

8

have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality“He always wears a smile”

9

have or show an appearance of“wear one's hair in a certain way”

noun

1

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

2

the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment“she bought it for everyday wear”

3

impairment resulting from long use“the tires showed uneven wear”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with wear?50

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All 50 rhymes for wear, grouped by syllable

Wear in a sentence

  • It was cold last night, yet he didn't wear a coat.CM
  • Though she did not wear expensive clothes, she was neatly dressed.CK
  • When you wear camo shorts, what colour t-shirt goes with that?fcbond
  • When you wear that dress, you look like a slut.Lachy
  • I wear a suit, but not a tie.pauldhunt
  • It's not what you wear, it's how you wear it.CK
  • Next time, you should wear something more appropriate.CK
  • Wear torn clothes if you must, but be independent.sabretou

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Forms of wear

as a noun

plural
wears

as a verb

past tense
wore
past participle
worn
present participle
wearing
third-person singular
wears