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Word: Wear
Speech Type: Verb
Old English werian, of Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin vestis ‘clothing’
wɛː
have (something) on one's body as clothing, decoration, or protection
Short Definition:have something on one's body as clothing or protection
Examples:- he was wearing a dark suit
- the firefighters were wearing breathing apparatus
damage, erode, or destroy by friction or use
Short Definition:damage, erode, or destroy by friction or use
Examples:- the track has been worn down in part to bare rock
- shells worn smooth by the sea
pass (a period of time) in some activity
Short Definition:pass period of time in some activity
Examples:- spinning long stories, wearing half the day
tolerate; accept
Short Definition:tolerate
Examples:- the environmental health people wouldn't wear it
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