Meaning

(transitive) To have on:.

Definitions by Sense

1. (transitive) To have on:
2. To erode:
3. To endure:
4. (nautical) To bring (a sailing vessel) onto the other tack by bringing the wind around the stern (as opposed to tacking when the wind is brought around the bow); to come round on another tack by turning away from the wind.
5. (in combination) Clothing.
6. Damage to the appearance and/or strength of an item caused by use over time.
7. Fashion.
8. Wearing.

Example Sentences

footwear; outdoor wear; maternity wear

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.

Motley's the onely weare.

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.

Softer crystals are best reserved for occasional wear, whereas harder crystals can be worn every day.

to wear the wolf from the sheep

Cool and clear, cool and clear, / By shining shingle, and foaming wear;

Word Forms

• wears
• wearing
• wore
• ware
• worn
• worne
• weared
• wer
• weir

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Use wear when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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