wear
To have clothes or other things like shoes or jewelry on your body.
To have clothing, shoes, jewelry, or similar items on your body.
To slowly get damaged or thin because of use or time.
To gradually be damaged, reduced, or weakened through use, friction, or exposure.
Small damage that happens over time when something is used a lot.
Damage, weakening, or deterioration resulting from continuous use or exposure.
- Base: wear
- Plural: wear
- Base: wear
- 3rd Person Singular: wears
- Present Participle: wearing
- Past: wore
- Past Participle: worn
- Irregular past: wore Verb
- Irregular past participle: worn Verb
wear and tear
4gradual damage from normal use
Small damage that happens naturally when something is used normally over time.
- The landlord is responsible for normal wear and tear repairs.
- This sofa has some wear and tear but is still comfortable.
wear down
3reduce strength over time
To slowly make someone weaker or less determined, or to make something thinner or smoother by using it.
- The constant questioning wore him down until he agreed.
- Walking on the path has worn down the stones.
wear off
2gradually lose effect/disappear
To slowly stop having an effect or feeling.
- The pain will wear off in a few hours.
- The excitement of the trip soon wore off.
wear out
1make unusable by use
To use something so much that it is no longer good or works well.
- I've worn out my favorite sneakers from running every day.
- Continuous washing will wear out the fabric quickly.
wear thin
5become less effective/acceptable
To become less effective, less believable, or less tolerable over time.
- Her excuses are starting to wear thin.
- My patience is wearing thin with your excuses.
- My patience is wearing thin with this delay.
- The joke started to wear thin after he told it for the fifth time.