Wear

Meaning

Verb

●

To

or have

body, as an

item of clothing

,

,

, etc.

●

To have or

on one's person

,

; or, to

in a particular

or manner.

●

To

or

in

or appearance.

●

To

and

a (previously

) situation.

●

To

,

,

, or

ly; to cause a

in; to

(some change) through

,

, or

use.

●

To

; become

; be

or

ly due to any

process,

, or use.

●

To

,

,

, or weary.

●

To last or

under

use or

; to

, value, or

under any

or long

; sometimes said of a person,

of being

or

to tolerate.

●

(in the

"wearing on (someone)") To cause

,

,

, or

the point of an

of patience.

●

To

,

or tediously.

●

In Nautical:

To

(a

) onto the other

by

the

around the

(

when the

is

the

); to

on another

by

from the

. Also

"ware". Past:

, or wore/worn.

●

In British English:

To

;

;

, especially from

or invasion.

●

In British English:

To

; protect.

●

In British English:

To

;

from

or

;

; repel.

●

In British English:

To

or

with care or

, as into a

or place of safety.

Noun

●

In Clothing:

(in

) clothing

●

damage to the

of an

by use over time

●

fashion

●

Dated form of weir.

Name

●

A

in the

of County Durham and Tyne and Wear,

England. The

of Durham and Sunderland are

upon its banks.

Sourced from

Origin

wear

English

weren

Middle English (1100-1500)

Sourced from

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