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wear

გამოთქმა: /wɛː/

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Universal
  • 1 [with modifier or in combination] clothing suitable for a particular purpose or of a particular type:evening wear
  • the wearing of something or the state of being worn as clothing:some new tops for wear in the evening
  • 2damage or deterioration sustained from continuous use:you need to make a deduction for wear and tear on all your belongings
  • the capacity for withstanding continuous use without damage or deterioration:the suit has about another 10 years of normal wear left in it

ზმნა

Universal
  • 1 [with object] have (something) on one’s body as clothing, decoration, or protection:he was wearing a dark suit firemen wearing breathing apparatus
  • habitually have on one’s body or be dressed in:although she was a widow, she didn’t wear black
  • exhibit or present (a particular facial expression or appearance):they wear a frozen smile on their faces
  • [with object and complement or adverbial] have (one’s hair or beard) at a specified length or arranged in a specified style:the students wore their hair long
  • Nautical (of a ship) fly (a flag): any British registered boat may wear the red ensign
  • 2 [with object and adverbial or complement] damage, erode, or destroy by friction or use:the track has been worn down in part to bare rock shells worn smooth by the sea
  • [no object, with adverbial or complement] undergo damage, erosion, or destruction as a result of friction or use:mountains are wearing down with each passing second the road surface had worn smooth
  • [with object] form (a hole, path, etc.) by constant friction or use:the water was forced up through holes it had worn
  • [no object, with adverbial] withstand continued use or life in a specified way:a carpet that seems to wear well
  • 3 [with object] literary pass (a period of time) in some activity:spinning long stories, wearing half the day
  • 4 [with object, usually with negative] British informal tolerate; accept:the environmental health people wouldn’t wear it

wear one's heart on one's sleeve

see heart.

wear oneself to a shadow

see shadow.

wear thin

be gradually used up or become less convincing or acceptable:his patience was wearing thin the joke had started to wear thin

wear the trousers

wear someone/thing down

overcome someone or something by persistence:initially, she protested, but he wore down her resistance

wear off

lose effectiveness or intensity:the effects of the drug were wearing off

wear on

(of a period of time) pass, especially slowly or tediously:as the afternoon wore on he began to look unhappy

wear something out (also wear out)

use or be used until no longer in good condition or working order:wearing out the stair carpet the type was used again and again until it wore out

wear someone/thing out

exhaust or tire someone or something:an hour of this wandering wore him out

wearer

noun

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