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to have on: he will wear a uniform; carry; display; waste; depreciate: wear and tear
Not to be confused with:ware – pottery or ceramics: She sells her wares at street festivals; a specified kind of merchandise: silverware, glassware

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W0030200 (wâr)v. wore (wôr), worn (wôrn), wear·ing, wears v.tr.1. To carry or have on one's person as covering, adornment, or protection: wearing a jacket; must wear a seat belt.2. To carry or have habitually on one's person, especially as an aid: wears glasses.3. To display in one's appearance: always wears a smile.4. To bear, carry, or maintain in a particular manner: wears her hair long.5. To fly or display (colors). Used of a ship, jockey, or knight.6. To damage, diminish, erode, or consume by long or hard use, attrition, or exposure. Often used with away, down, or off: rocks worn away by the sea; shoes worn down at the heels.7. To produce by constant use, attrition, or exposure: eventually wore hollows in the stone steps.8. To bring to a specified condition by long use or attrition: wore the clothes to rags; pebbles worn smooth.9. To fatigue, weary, or exhaust: Your incessant criticism has worn my patience.10. Nautical To make (a sailing ship) come about with the wind aft.v.intr.1. a. To last under continual or hard use: a fabric that will wear.b. To last through the passage of time: a friendship that wears well.2. To break down or diminish through use or attrition: The rear tires began to wear.3. To pass gradually or tediously: The hours wore on.4. Nautical To come about with stern to windward.n.1. The act of wearing or the state of being worn; use: This shirt is ideal for wear in sultry climates.2. Clothing, especially of a particular kind or for a particular use. Often used in combination: rainwear; footwear.3. Damage resulting from use or age: The rug shows plenty of wear.4. The ability to withstand impairment from use or attrition: The engine has plenty of wear left.Phrasal Verbs: wear down To break down or exhaust by relentless pressure or resistance: The child's pleading finally wore her parents down. wear off To diminish gradually in effect: The drug wore off. wear out1. To make or become unusable through long or heavy use: wore out a pair of hockey skates; a vacuum that finally wore out.2. To exhaust; tire: Raking the leaves wore me out.3. To use up or consume gradually: His complaining finally wore out my patience.Idioms: wear the pants/trousers Informal To exercise controlling authority in a household. wear thin1. To be weakened or eroded gradually: Her patience is wearing thin.2. To become less convincing, acceptable, or popular, as through repeated use: excuses that are wearing thin.

[Middle English weren, from Old English werian; see wes- in Indo-European roots.]

wear′er n.

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(wɛə) vb, wears, wearing, wore or worn1. (Clothing & Fashion) (tr) to carry or have (a garment, etc) on one's person as clothing, ornament, etc2. (tr) to carry or have on one's person habitually: she wears a lot of red. 3. (tr) to have in one's aspect: to wear a smile. 4. (tr) to display, show, or fly: a ship wears its colours. 5. to deteriorate or cause to deteriorate by constant use or action6. to produce or be produced by constant rubbing, scraping, etc: to wear a hole in one's trousers. 7. to bring or be brought to a specified condition by constant use or action: to wear a tyre to shreds. 8. (intr) to submit to constant use or action in a specified way: his suit wears well. 9. (tr) to harass or weaken10. (when: intr, often foll by on) (of time) to pass or be passed slowly11. (tr) slang Brit to accept: Larry won't wear that argument. 12. (Nautical Terms) wear ship to change the tack of a sailing vessel, esp a square-rigger, by coming about so that the wind passes asternn13. the act of wearing or state of being worn14. (Clothing & Fashion) a. anything designed to be worn: leisure wear. b. (in combination): nightwear. 15. deterioration from constant or normal use or action16. the quality of resisting the effects of constant use[Old English werian; related to Old High German werien, Old Norse verja, Gothic vasjan] ˈwearer n

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(wɛə) vb, wears, wearing, wore or worn (Nautical Terms) nautical to tack by gybing instead of by going through stays[C17: from earlier weare, of unknown origin]

Wear

(wɪə) n (Placename) a river in NE England, rising in NW Durham and flowing southeast then northeast to the North Sea at Sunderland. Length: 105 km (65 miles)

wear

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v. wore, worn, wear•ing,
n. v.t. 1. to carry or have on the body or about the person as a covering, support, ornament, or the like: to wear a coat; to wear a wig. 2. to bear or have in one's aspect or appearance: to wear a smile. 3. to cause to deteriorate, diminish, or waste by some constant or repetitive action: The waves have worn these rocks. 4. to make (a hole, channel, way, etc.) by such action. 5. to consume gradually by use or any continued process: Illness had worn the bloom from her cheeks. 6. to weary; fatigue; exhaust. 7. to pass (time) gradually or tediously (usu. fol. by away or out). 8. Naut. to bring (a vessel) on another tack by turning until the wind is on the stern. v.i. 9. to undergo gradual impairment, diminution, reduction, etc., from use, attrition, or other causes. 10. to retain shape, color, firmness, etc., under continued use or strain: a strong fabric that will wear. 11. (of time) to pass, esp. slowly or tediously (often fol. by on or away): As the day wore on, we grew more discouraged. 12. wear down, a. to make or become shabbier, smaller, or more aged by wearing: to wear down the heels of one's shoes. b. to make or become weary; tire. c. to prevail upon or over by persistence; overcome: to wear down the opposition. 13. wear off, to diminish slowly or gradually or to diminish in effect; disappear: The drug began to wear off. 14. wear out, a. to make or become unfit or useless through hard or extended use: to wear out clothes. b. to expend, consume, or remove, esp. slowly or gradually. c. to exhaust, as by continued strain; weary. n. 15. the act of wearing; use, as of a garment: articles for winter wear. 16. the state of being worn, as on the person. 17. clothing or other articles for wearing, esp. for a particular function, fashion, or type of person (often used in combination): sleepwear; sportswear. 18. gradual impairment, wasting, diminution, etc., as from use. 19. the quality of resisting deterioration with use; durability. Idioms: wear thin, a. to diminish; weaken: My patience is wearing thin. b. to become less appealing, interesting, tolerable, etc. [before 900; Middle English weren to have (clothes) on, waste, damage, Old English werian, c. Old Saxon werian, Old High German werien, Old Norse verja, Gothic wasjan to clothe; akin to Latin vestis clothing (see vest)] wear′er, n.

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1. 'wear'

When you wear something, you have it on your body. You can wear clothes, shoes, a hat, gloves, jewellery, make-up, or a pair of glasses. The past tense of wear is wore. The -ed participle is worn.

She was small and wore glasses.I've worn this dress so many times.2. 'dressed in'

You can also say that someone is dressed in particular clothes.

All the men were dressed in grey suits.

However, don't say that someone is 'dressed in' a hat, shoes, gloves, jewellery, make-up, or glasses.

See dress3. 'in'

You can use in to mention the clothes, shoes, hat, or gloves someone is wearing. In usually goes immediately after a noun phrase.

With her was a small girl in a blue T-shirt.The bar was full of men in baseball caps.

You can use in as part of an adverbial phrase.

I saw you walking along in your old jeans.She stood at the top of the stairs in her pyjamas.

In is sometimes used to mean 'wearing only'. For example, 'George was in his underpants' means 'George was wearing only his underpants'.

He was standing in the hall in his swimming shorts.She opened the door in her dressing gown.

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Past participle: worn
Gerund: wearing

Imperative
wear
wear

Present
I wear
you wear
he/she/it wears
we wear
you wear
they wear

Preterite
I wore
you wore
he/she/it wore
we wore
you wore
they wore

Present Continuous
I am wearing
you are wearing
he/she/it is wearing
we are wearing
you are wearing
they are wearing

Present Perfect
I have worn
you have worn
he/she/it has worn
we have worn
you have worn
they have worn

Past Continuous
I was wearing
you were wearing
he/she/it was wearing
we were wearing
you were wearing
they were wearing

Past Perfect
I had worn
you had worn
he/she/it had worn
we had worn
you had worn
they had worn

Future
I will wear
you will wear
he/she/it will wear
we will wear
you will wear
they will wear

Future Perfect
I will have worn
you will have worn
he/she/it will have worn
we will have worn
you will have worn
they will have worn

Future Continuous
I will be wearing
you will be wearing
he/she/it will be wearing
we will be wearing
you will be wearing
they will be wearing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been wearing
you have been wearing
he/she/it has been wearing
we have been wearing
you have been wearing
they have been wearing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been wearing
you will have been wearing
he/she/it will have been wearing
we will have been wearing
you will have been wearing
they will have been wearing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been wearing
you had been wearing
he/she/it had been wearing
we had been wearing
you had been wearing
they had been wearing

Conditional
I would wear
you would wear
he/she/it would wear
we would wear
you would wear
they would wear

Past Conditional
I would have worn
you would have worn
he/she/it would have worn
we would have worn
you would have worn
they would have worn

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	wear - impairment resulting from long use; "the tires showed uneven wear"deterioration, impairment - a symptom of reduced quality or strength
	2.	wear - a covering designed to be worn on a person's bodyarticle of clothing, clothing, habiliment, wearable, vestureaccessory, accouterment, accoutrement - clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothingapparel, clothes, wearing apparel, dress - clothing in general; "she was refined in her choice of apparel"; "he always bought his clothes at the same store"; "fastidious about his dress"raiment, regalia, array - especially fine or decorative clothingattire, garb, dress - clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion; "formal attire"; "battle dress"beachwear - clothing to be worn at a beachblack - black clothing (worn as a sign of mourning); "the widow wore black"blue - blue clothing; "she was wearing blue"change - a different or fresh set of clothes; "she brought a change in her overnight bag"civilian clothing, civilian dress, civilian garb, plain clothes - ordinary clothing as distinguished from uniforms, work clothes, clerical garb, etc.consumer goods - goods (as food or clothing) intended for direct use or consumptioncovering - an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it)drag - clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women's clothing when worn by a man); "he went to the party dressed in drag"; "the waitresses looked like missionaries in drag"footwear - clothing worn on a person's feetgarment - an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk"gray, grey - clothing that is a grey color; "he was dressed in grey"hand wear, handwear - clothing for the handsheaddress, headgear - clothing for the headknitwear - knitted clothingleisure wear - informal clothing designed to be worn when you are relaxingloungewear - clothing suitable for relaxationman's clothing - clothing that is designed for men to wearneckpiece - an article of apparel worn about the necknightclothes, nightwear, sleepwear - garments designed to be worn in bedouterwear, overclothes - clothing for use outdoorsprotective garment - clothing that is intended to protect the wearer from injuryready-to-wear - ready-made clothing; "she couldn't find anything in ready-to-wear that she liked"slip-on - an article of clothing (garment or shoe) that is easily slipped on or offslops - cheap clothing (as formerly issued to sailors in Britain)street clothes - ordinary clothing suitable for public appearances (as opposed to costumes or sports apparel or work clothes etc.)tailor-made - custom-made clothingduds, threads, togs - informal terms for clothinguniform - clothing of distinctive design worn by members of a particular group as a means of identificationvestiture - an archaic term for clothingwardrobe - collection of clothing belonging to one personwoman's clothing - clothing that is designed for women to wearwork-clothes, work-clothing - clothing worn for doing manual labor
	3.	wear - the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment; "she bought it for everyday wear"wearinghuman action, human activity, act, deed - something that people do or cause to happen
Verb	1.	wear - be dressed in; "She was wearing yellow that day"have on
	2.	wear - have on one's person; "He wore a red ribbon"; "bear a scar"bearfeature, have - have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France"
	3.	wear - have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality; "He always wears a smile"feature, have - have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France"
	4.	wear - deteriorate through use or stress; "The constant friction wore out the cloth"wear off, wear thin, wear down, wear outdeteriorate - become worse or disintegrate; "His mind deteriorated"ablate - wear away through erosion or vaporizationscuff - get or become scuffed; "These patent leather shoes scuffed"
	5.	wear - have or show an appearance of; "wear one's hair in a certain way"feature, have - have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France"
	6.	wear - last and be usable; "This dress wore well for almost ten years"hold out, endurelast, endure - persist for a specified period of time; "The bad weather lasted for three days"
	7.	wear - go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"fall apart, wear out, bust, breakdecay, dilapidate, crumble - fall into decay or ruin; "The unoccupied house started to decay"fray, frazzle - wear away by rubbing; "The friction frayed the sleeve"bust, break - ruin completely; "He busted my radio!"wear away, wear off - diminish, as by friction; "Erosion wore away the surface"wear away, whittle away, whittle down - cut away in small pieces
	8.	wear - exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike"fag out, tire out, wear down, wear out, wear upon, weary, fatigue, jade, outwear, tire, fagindispose - cause to feel unwell; "She was indisposed"exhaust, tucker, tucker out, wash up, beat - wear out completely; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam"overfatigue, overtire, overweary - tire excessively
	9.	wear - put clothing on one's body; "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"don, put on, get into, assumedress, get dressed - put on clothes; "we had to dress quickly"; "dress the patient"; "Can the child dress by herself?"hat - put on or wear a hat; "He was unsuitably hatted"try on, try - put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice; "Try on this sweater to see how it looks"scarf - wrap in or adorn with a scarfslip on - put on with ease or speed; "slip into something more comfortable after work"; "slip on one's shoes"

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verb1. be dressed in, have on, dress in, be clothed in, carry, sport (informal), bear, put on, clothe yourself in He was wearing a dark green uniform.2. show, present, bear, display, assume, put on, exhibit Millson's face wore a smug expression.3. deteriorate, fray, wear thin, become threadbare The living room carpet is beginning to wear.4. last, survive, endure, hold up, bear up, prove durable, resist wear, stand up to wear Casual shoes need to wear well.5. accept (Brit. informal) take, allow, permit, stomach, swallow (informal), brook, stand for, fall for, put up with (informal), countenance I asked if I could work part-time, but the company wouldn't wear it.noun1. clothes, things, dress, gear (informal), attire, habit, outfit, costume, threads (slang), garments, apparel, garb, raiments The shops stock an extensive range of beach wear.2. usefulness, use, service, employment, utility, mileage (informal) You'll get more wear out of a car if you look after it properly.3. damage, wear and tear, use, erosion, friction, deterioration, depreciation, attrition, corrosion, abrasion a large, well-upholstered armchair which showed signs of wear
damage repair, maintenance, conservation, preservation, upkeepwear down be eroded, erode, be consumed, wear away Eventually the parts start to wear down.wear off1. subside, disappear, fade, weaken, diminish, decrease, dwindle, wane, ebb, abate, peter out, lose strength, lose effect Her initial excitement soon began to wear off.2. rub away, disappear, fade, abrade The paint is discoloured and little bits have worn off.wear on pass, progress, proceed, go by or past, lapse, elapse As the days wore on Brad became increasingly depressed.wear out deteriorate, become worn, become useless, wear through, fray Eventually the artificial joint wears out and has to be replaced.wear someone down undermine, reduce, chip away at (informal), fight a war of attrition against, overcome gradually his sheer persistence in wearing down the oppositionwear someone out (Informal) exhaust, tire, fatigue, weary, impair, sap, prostrate, knacker (slang), frazzle (informal), fag someone out (informal), enervate The past few days had really worn him out.wear something down erode, grind down, consume, impair, corrode, grind down, rub away, abrade Rabbits wear down their teeth with constant gnawing.wear something out erode, go through, consume, use up, wear holes in, make worn He wore his shoes out wandering around the streets.wear well last, stand up, endure, hold up, bear up, be durable These shoes haven't worn very well.

wear

verb1. To consume gradually, as by chemical reaction or friction:bite, corrode, eat, erode, gnaw, wear away.2. To diminish the strength and energy of:drain, fatigue, jade, tire, wear down, wear out, weary.phrasal verb
wear awayTo consume gradually, as by chemical reaction or friction:bite, corrode, eat, erode, gnaw, wear.phrasal verb
wear downTo diminish the strength and energy of:drain, fatigue, jade, tire, wear, wear out, weary.phrasal verb
wear out1. To make extremely tired:exhaust, fag (out), tire out.Informal: knock out, tucker (out).Slang: do in, poop (out).Idioms: run ragged, take it out of.2. To diminish the strength and energy of:drain, fatigue, jade, tire, wear, wear down, weary.

Translations

变旧变薄常穿的衣服服装特定用途的衣服

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(weə) – past tense wore (woː) ; past participle worn (woːn) – verb1. to be dressed in or carry on (a part of) the body. She wore a white dress; Does she usually wear spectacles?穿着2. to arrange (one's hair) in a particular way. She wears her hair in a pony-tail. 蓄留着（发型） 3. to have or show (a particular expression). She wore an angry expression.露出...表情4. to (cause to) become thinner etc because of use, rubbing etc. This carpet has worn in several places; This sweater is wearing thin at the elbows. 变薄，变旧 5. to make (a bare patch, a hole etc) by rubbing, use etc. I've worn a hole in the elbow of my jacket. 穿破，磨损 6. to stand up to use. This material doesn't wear very well. 耐用，耐穿 noun1. use as clothes etc. I use this suit for everyday wear; Those shoes won't stand much wear. 服装，常穿的衣服 2. articles for use as clothes. casual wear; sportswear; leisure wear.特定用途的衣服3. (sometimes wear and tear) damage due to use. The hall carpet is showing signs of wear.磨损4. ability to withstand use. There's plenty of wear left in it yet.耐用性ˈwearable adjective (negative unwearable) fit to be worn. My only wearable coat is at the cleaners.适穿的ˈwearer nouna dress that makes the wearer feel elegant.穿戴者ˈwearing adjective exhausting. I've had rather a wearing day.疲乏的worn (woːn) adjective damaged as a result of use. a badly-worn carpet. 磨损的，穿旧的 wear away to make or become damaged, thinner, smoother etc through use, rubbing etc. The steps have (been) worn away in places.磨损wear off to become less. The pain is wearing off.消逝wear out to (cause to) become unfit for further use. My socks have worn out; I've worn out my socks. （使）不堪使用 worn out1. so damaged by use as to be unfit for further use. These shoes are worn out; a worn-out sweater.磨穿2. very tired. His wife is worn out after looking after the children.疲乏的

wear

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What should I wear? → 我应当穿什么衣服？
I wear contact lenses → 我戴隐形眼镜

Wear

(wēr), river, c.65 mi (100 km) long, rising in the Pennines in County Durham, NE England, and flowing to the North Sea at Sunderland. Navigable for barges to Durham city, the river waters a rich agricultural area. The lower Wear passes through an industrial region.

Wear

a change in the dimensions, shape, weight, or surface condition of a product as a result of friction on the surface layer.

The wear of machine parts, members of building structures (such as the steps of stairs), objects, clothing, and other items depends on the conditions of friction, the properties of the material, and the design of the product. Wear may be considered as a mechanical process complicated by the action of physical and chemical factors that bring about a decline in the strength of microunits of the surface layer. Depending on the conditions of external influence on the surface layer, a distinction is made between abrasive, cavitational, erosive, and other types of wear. Wear leads to a deterioration of the functional qualities of products and to the loss of their use value. Both the use of materials with high wear resistance and design concepts that assure compensation for wear, reserve durability, and so on and general reduction of friction-use of high-quality lubricant and protection from abrasion-increase resistance.

REFERENCES

Khrushchov, M. M., and M. A. Babichev. Issledovaniia iznashivaniia metallov. Moscow, 1960.
Kragel’skii, I. V. Trenie i iznos. Moscow, 1968.
Tenenbaum, M. M. Iznosostoikost’konstruktsionnykh materialovidetalei mashin pri abrazivnom iznashivanii. Moscow, 1966.

M. M. TENENBAUM

Wear

the gradual loss of value (including use-value) of fixed capital stock during use caused by natural forces and extraordinary circumstances (fires, floods). Wear manifests itself in mechanical wear, corrosion, metal fatigue, deformation, and the failure of structures. The greater the wear on productive assets, the shorter will be their service life and undepreciated value. At the same time, as wear occurs during production, the value of the fixed capital stock is gradually transferred to the finished goods; the value transferred takes the form of amortization deductions. These deductions in turn are used for the modernization and/or replacement of the assets.

Wear can be minimized through timely maintenance and repair. Of particular importance is capital repair, wherein worn parts of machines and other objects are replaced with new ones, thereby preventing an excessive increase in wear. Thus, while some types of wear can be avoided, others are a normal part of operation and their prevention through capital repair is economically unjustified.

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[wer] (engineering) Deterioration of a surface due to material removal caused by relative motion between it and another part.

Wear

The removal of material from a solid surface as a result of sliding action. It constitutes the main reason why the artifacts of society (automobiles, washing machines, tape recorders, cameras, clothing) become useless and have to be replaced. There are a few uses of the wear phenomenon, but in the great majority of cases wear is a nuisance, and a tremendous expenditure of human and material resources is required to overcome the effects.

Adhesive wear is the only universal form of wear, and in many sliding systems it is also the most important. It arises from the fact that, during sliding, regions of adhesive bonding, called junctions, form between the sliding surfaces. If one of these junctions does not break along its original interface, then a chunk from one of the sliding surfaces will have been transferred to the other surface. In this way, an adhesive wear particle will have been formed. Initially adhering to the other surface, adhesive particles soon become loose and can disappear from the sliding system. See Friction

Abrasive wear is produced by a hard, sharp surface sliding against a softer one and digging out a groove. The abrasive agent may be one of the surfaces (such as a file), or it may be a third component (such as sand particles in a bearing abrading material from each surface). Abrasive wear coefficients are large compared to adhesive ones. Thus, the introduction of abrasive particles into a sliding system can greatly increase the wear rate; automobiles, for example, have air and oil filters to catch abrasive particles before they can produce damage.

Corrosive wear arises when a sliding surface is in a corrosive environment, and the sliding action continuously removes the protective corrosion product, thus exposing fresh surface to further corrosive attack. See Corrosion

Surface fatigue wear occurs as result of the formation and growth of cracks. It is the main form of wear of rolling devices such as ball bearings, wheels on rails, and gears. During continued rolling, a crack forms at or just below the surface and gradually grows until a large particle is lifted right out of the surface.

Most manifestations of wear are highly objectionable, but the phenomenon does have a few uses. Thus, a number of systems for recording information (pencil and paper, chalk and blackboard) operate via a wear mechanism. Some methods of preparing solid surfaces (filling, sandpapering, sandblasting) also make use of wear. See Abrasive

Wear

a river in NE England, rising in NW Durham and flowing southeast then northeast to the North Sea at Sunderland. Length: 105 km (65 miles)

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Synonyms for wear

verb be dressed in

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verb show

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verb deteriorate

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verb last

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verb accept

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noun clothes

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noun usefulness

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noun damage

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phrase wear down

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phrase wear off: subside

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phrase wear off: rub away

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phrase wear on

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phrase wear out

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phrase wear someone down

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phrase wear someone out

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phrase wear something down

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phrase wear something out

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phrase wear well

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verb to consume gradually, as by chemical reaction or friction

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verb to diminish the strength and energy of

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phrase wear away: to consume gradually, as by chemical reaction or friction

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phrase wear down: to diminish the strength and energy of

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phrase wear out: to make extremely tired

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phrase wear out: to diminish the strength and energy of