Wore
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /wɔː/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Wore is a verb meaning simple past of wear.
Meaning
simple past of wear.
More Meanings
- (now colloquial, nonstandard) past participle of wear
- simple past of ware ("bring (a sailing vessel) onto the other tack by bringing the wind around the stern")
Example Sentences
Crim. No, though I loſe that Head which I before / Deſign'd ſhould the Morocco-Crown have wore[…]
Some of the greatest scholars, politicians, and wits, that ever Europe produced, have wore the habit of an abbé[…]
But he wore surgical gloves when we had sex, I mean if we had had a body condom he would have wore it and he'd go wash immediately.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include took, related, concerned, bore, eroded, put.
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