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Synonyms for wear
wɛərwear
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wearnoun
impairment resulting from long use
"the tires showed uneven wear"
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clothing, habiliment, wearing, article of clothing, wearable, vestureclothing, article of clothing, vesture, wear, wearable, habilimentnoun
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
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clothing, wearable, habiliment, wearing, article of clothing, vesturewear, wearingverb
the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment
"she bought it for everyday wear"
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wearable, vesture, wearing, clothing, eroding, erosion, habiliment, article of clothing, wearing away, eating awaywear, have onverb
be dressed in
"She was wearing yellow that day"
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wear thin, weary, hold out, wear upon, get into, fatigue, have on, assume, put on, break, tire, wear off, wear out, fag out, bust, fall apart, outwear, don, tire out, bear, wear down, endure, jadewear, bearverb
have on one's person
"He wore a red ribbon"; "bear a scar"
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wear thin, digest, abide, comport, tolerate, have a bun in the oven, support, hold out, tire, don, put on, endure, wear out, put up, stick out, expect, have on, behave, deport, assume, pay, take over, break, fall apart, jade, carry, tire out, wear upon, get into, bust, birth, hold, wear off, gestate, have, deliver, outwear, acquit, brook, yield, turn out, conduct, suffer, wear down, stand, accept, weary, stomach, contain, fatigue, give birth, fag out, bearwearverb
have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality
"He always wears a smile"
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wear thin, weary, hold out, wear upon, get into, fatigue, have on, assume, put on, break, tire, wear off, wear out, fag out, bust, fall apart, outwear, don, tire out, bear, wear down, endure, jadewear, wear off, wear out, wear down, wear thinverb
deteriorate through use or stress
"The constant friction wore out the cloth"
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wear thin, weary, hold out, wear upon, wear away, get into, fatigue, have on, assume, put on, break, tire, wear off, wear out, fag out, bust, fall apart, outwear, don, tire out, bear, wear down, endure, jadewearverb
have or show an appearance of
"wear one's hair in a certain way"
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wear thin, weary, hold out, wear upon, get into, fatigue, have on, assume, put on, break, tire, wear off, wear out, fag out, bust, fall apart, outwear, don, tire out, bear, wear down, endure, jadewear, hold out, endureverb
last and be usable
"This dress wore well for almost ten years"
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wear thin, digest, weather, abide, tolerate, support, hold out, prevail, run, put up, tire, don, put on, endure, wear out, live, extend, stick out, have on, last, assume, stand firm, stretch out, put out, break, fall apart, jade, brave, tire out, wear upon, go, get into, bust, hold up, brave out, die hard, stretch forth, wear off, resist, outwear, brook, exsert, withstand, persist, suffer, wear down, stand, weary, stomach, fatigue, live on, survive, fag out, bearbreak, wear, wear out, bust, fall apartverb
go to pieces
"The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"
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crack, raid, tire out, break away, give way, hold out, soften, reveal, develop, unwrap, conk out, assume, jade, collapse, die, transgress, founder, weaken, discover, snap off, stop, go, demote, tire, break out, separate, don, split, give away, damp, wear off, smash, get into, interrupt, have on, get out, fracture, relegate, bring out, violate, divulge, pause, let on, get around, wear out, cave in, wear down, break-dance, break up, check, wear thin, give out, break in, give, split up, wear upon, better, burst, go bad, endure, rupture, breach, break off, disclose, bust, erupt, weary, recrudesce, break dance, go against, dampen, fatigue, break down, fall in, tear, put on, bump, let out, ruin, fall apart, fag out, offend, kick downstairs, bear, part, infract, outwear, fail, come apart, bankrupt, crumble, go to pieces, expose, break, discontinue, intermit, snaptire, wear upon, tire out, wear, weary, jade, wear out, outwear, wear down, fag out, fag, fatigueverb
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
"We wore ourselves out on this hike"
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wear thin, exhaust, toil, play out, grind, dig, hold out, moil, tire, don, put on, endure, wear out, bore, pall, have on, assume, weary, break, fall apart, jade, tire out, wear upon, get into, bust, travail, drudge, labour, wear off, run down, outwear, wear down, sap, labor, fatigue, fag out, bearwear, put on, get into, don, assumeverb
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"
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wear thin, dupe, put one over, seize, take, simulate, befool, slang, hold out, tire, don, put on, endure, wear out, put one across, acquire, move into, adopt, strike, have on, take for granted, come in, assume, take over, gain, presume, take in, go into, break, fall apart, jade, apply, arrogate, tire out, wear upon, turn in, get into, sham, bust, get in, usurp, wear off, gull, outwear, cod, fool, enter, wear down, accept, weary, take on, feign, fatigue, mount, go in, take up, tangle with, fag out, bear
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WEAR
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How to use wear in a sentence?
I have seen what America can do, and so have you. After all, you're looking at someone who, as a young man growing up, wondered if something deep inside of him meant that he would forever be an outsider, would never wear the uniform, never be accepted, never know love, and now you are looking at that same young man, a veteran, a mayor, happily married, asking for you to vote for president of United States.
The Democrats are back at it again – whatever it takes to put you back into lockdown, now we hear that Speaker Pelosi is going to have people arrested if they do not wear a mask. I don’t know about you, I’ve not heard one valid reason that a person who has been vaccinated should be forced to wear a mask.
You got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn’t wear a veil. You know, guys like that ain’t got no manhood left anyway. So it’s a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them.
That is, if you were vaccinated, you have a high degree of protection. If you are not, you should wear a mask, and you should think very seriously about getting vaccinated.
Good humor is one of the best articles of dress one can wear in society.
Translations for wear
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- لَبِسَ, ارتدىArabic
- насі́ць, панасі́цьBelarusian
- portarCatalan, Valencian
- mít, opotřebit se, mít na sobě, opotřebeníCzech
- på, haveDanish
- anhaben, tragen, AbnutzungGerman
- nyiEwe
- surporti, portiEsperanto
- llevar, fatigar, ropa, desgasteSpanish
- jantziBasque
- پوشیدنPersian
- pitää, jiipata, kulua, väsyttää, käyttää, olla yllään, kuluminen, asuFinnish
- porter, user, usureFrench
- skuorreWestern Frisian
- iompairIrish
- पहननाHindi
- hordHungarian
- կրել, մաշվել, հագնելArmenian
- metar, tedar, fatigar, portar, vestaroIdo
- indossare, portare, abbigliamento, usuraItalian
- 被る, 掛ける, 擦り切れる, 履く, 着る, 疲労, 服, 着物Japanese
- ស្លៀកពាក់, ពាក់Khmer
- 입다Korean
- vestio, induendumLatin
- pakaiMalay
- ဝတ်, ရုံBurmese
- vermoeien, dragen, uitputten, aanhebben, sleet, kledij, slijtage, kledingDutch
- portarOccitan
- nosić, ubraniePolish
- اغوستلPashto, Pushto
- trajar, usar, vestir, vestemPortuguese
- portar, purtar, purterRomansh
- purta, haine, uzură, îmbrăcăminteRomanian
- быть одетым в, надевать, изнашиваться, надеть, носить, изно́сRussian
- nòsiti, но̀ситиSerbo-Croatian
- vända undan vinden, slitas, bära, trötta ut, ha på sig, klädsel, slitageSwedish
- kuvaaSwahili
- สวม, ใส่, ครอง, สวมใส่Thai
- giymekTurkish
- پہنناUrdu
- đeo, đi, mặcVietnamese
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