ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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

  1. (now colloquial, nonstandard) past participle of wear
  2. 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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