| query | You can use wear to talk about how well something lasts over a period of time. For example, if something w____ well, it still seems quite new or useful after a long time or a lot of use.You can use wear to talk about how well something lasts over a period of time. For example, if something wears well, it still seems quite new or useful after a long time or a lot of use. Casual shoes need to wear well. Ten years on, the original concept was wearing well. |
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| word | wear |
| full-definition | verb When you wear something such as clothes, shoes, or jewellery, you have them on your body or on part of your body. He was wearing a brown uniform. I sometimes wear contact lenses. She can't make her mind up what to wear. If you wear your hair or beard in a particular way, you have it cut or styled in that way. She wore her hair in a long braid. He wore a full moustache. If you wear a particular expression, that expression is on your face and shows the emotions that you are feeling . When we drove through the gates, she wore a look of amazement. Millson's face wore a satisfied expression. If something wears, it becomes thinner or weaker because it is constantly being used over a long period of time. The stone steps, dating back to 1855, are beginning to wear. Your horse needs new shoes if the shoe has worn thin or smooth. You can use wear to talk about how well something lasts over a period of time. For example, if something wears well, it still seems quite new or useful after a long time or a lot of use. Casual shoes need to wear well. Ten years on, the original concept was wearing well. noun You use wear to refer to clothes that are suitable for a certain time or place. For example, evening wear is clothes suitable for the evening. The shop stocks an extensive range of beach wear. Bring informal casual wear. Wear is the amount or type of use that something has over a period of time. You'll get more wear out of a hat if you choose one in a neutral colour. Rugs in the bedrooms got much less wear. Wear is the damage or change that is caused by something being used a lot or for a long time. ...a large, well-upholstered armchair which showed signs of wear. |
| inflections | wearswearingworeworn |
| cefr-level | A1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:a1
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