English dictionary
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English verb: wear | |||
| 1. | wear (body) be dressed in | ||
| Samples | She was wearing yellow that day. | ||
| Synonyms | have on | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Entail | dress, get dressed | ||
| 2. | wear (body) have on one's person | ||
| Samples | He wore a red ribbon. Bear a scar. | ||
| Synonyms | bear | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | feature, have | ||
| 3. | wear (stative) have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality | ||
| Samples | He always wears a smile. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | feature, have | ||
| 4. | wear (change) deteriorate through use or stress | ||
| Samples | The constant friction wore out the cloth. | ||
| Synonyms | wear down, wear off, wear out, wear thin | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | deteriorate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ablate, scuff | ||
| 5. | wear (body) have or show an appearance of | ||
| Samples | Wear one's hair in a certain way. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something Adjective/Noun. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | feature, have | ||
| 6. | wear (stative) last and be usable | ||
| Samples | This dress wore well for almost ten years. | ||
| Synonyms | endure, hold out | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s Adjective/Noun. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | endure, last | ||
| 7. | wear (contact) go to pieces | ||
| Samples | The lawn mower finally broke. The gears wore out. The old chair finally fell apart completely. | ||
| Synonyms | break, bust, fall apart, wear out | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | crumble, decay, dilapidate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | fray, frazzle | ||
| Verb group | break, bust | ||
| 8. | wear (body) exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress | ||
| Samples | We wore ourselves out on this hike. | ||
| Examples | Sam wants to wear with Sue | ||
| Synonyms | fag, fag out, fatigue, jade, outwear, tire, tire out, wear down, wear out, wear upon, weary | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | indispose | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | beat, exhaust, overfatigue, overtire, overweary, tucker, tucker out, wash up | ||
| Cause | fatigue, jade, pall, tire, weary | ||
| Antonyms | refreshen, freshen, refresh | ||
| 9. | wear (body) put clothing on one's body | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | assume, don, get into, put on | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | dress, get dressed | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | hat, scarf, slip on, try, try on | ||
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