What part of speech is wear?

Wear can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. wear is a verb, present, 1st person singular of wear (infinitive).
  • 2. wear is a verb (infinitive).
  • 3. wear is a noun, singular of wears.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does wear mean?

Definitions

Verb
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"
wear - have on one's person; "He wore a red ribbon"; "bear a scar"
wear - be dressed in; "She was wearing yellow that day"
wear - deteriorate through use or stress; "The constant friction wore out the cloth"
wear - last and be usable; "This dress wore well for almost ten years"
wear - have or show an appearance of; "wear one's hair in a certain way"
wear - have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality; "He always wears a smile"
wear - go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"
wear - exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike"

Noun
wear - impairment resulting from long use; "the tires showed uneven wear"
wear - the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment; "she bought it for everyday wear"
wear - a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
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Examples of wear

#   Sentence  
1. noun The tires showed uneven wear.
2. noun She bought it for everyday wear.
3. noun Since ski season is almost over, the ski wear that's on sale is all leftovers, so there's nothing that's just my size.
4. noun I found that she wore the same dress that I had seen her wear last time.
5. noun These shoes will not stand too much wear.
6. noun This tire is showing wear.
7. noun This ski wear keeps out the cold wind.
8. noun There is plenty of wear left in this suit yet.
9. noun That store sells men's wear.
10. noun The factory is keyed to produce men's wear.
11. noun Do you sell formal wear?
12. noun Officers of the navy wear white uniforms.
13. noun The warranty doesn't cover normal wear and tear.
14. noun He sought serenity, closeted in study, remote from the wear and tear of the world.
15. noun Mary looked worse for wear.
16. verb What should I wear today?
17. verb Wear one's hair in a certain way.
18. verb He would wear khaki trousers and some old jacket.
19. verb At the Darunta complex where jihadis trained, recruits would wear green uniforms, except for Friday when they were washed.
20. verb Because of the trauma that his homosexual relation with Brian Epstein had left him, he made lyrics such as: "You can wear a collar and a tie, one thing you can't hide is when you're crippled inside" and gave declarations to the "Rolling Stone" magazine saying that "sometimes he wore Texan boots to feel more secure as a man".
21. verb Number of hours prisoners were handcuffed, shackled, and made to wear surgical masks, earmuffs, and blindfolds during their flight to Guantanamo.
22. verb Well one day he said to me You know i don't wear Underwear as he was bent over Working on my Mares Right front hoof.. and I was Like Ummmm okay???
23. verb I felt very much like Wedding Gallery was being dishonest and I wouldn't trust them to lace me up in another gown let alone trust them with the gown I will wear on the most important day of my life.
24. verb What size shoes do you wear?
25. verb Young people wear their hair long these days.
26. verb It's cold so you should wear a coat.
27. verb There is no reason to wear a suit to the beach.
28. verb Why don't you wear summer clothes?
29. verb It's not what you wear, it's how you wear it.
30. verb You can wear my scarf as long as you don't spill anything on it.
Sentence  
noun
The tires showed uneven wear.
She bought it for everyday wear.
Since ski season is almost over, the ski wear that's on sale is all leftovers, so there's nothing that's just my size.
I found that she wore the same dress that I had seen her wear last time.
These shoes will not stand too much wear.
This tire is showing wear.
This ski wear keeps out the cold wind.
There is plenty of wear left in this suit yet.
That store sells men's wear.
The factory is keyed to produce men's wear.
Do you sell formal wear?
Officers of the navy wear white uniforms.
The warranty doesn't cover normal wear and tear.
He sought serenity, closeted in study, remote from the wear and tear of the world.
Mary looked worse for wear.
verb
What should I wear today?
Wear one's hair in a certain way.
He would wear khaki trousers and some old jacket.
At the Darunta complex where jihadis trained, recruits would wear green uniforms, except for Friday when they were washed.
Because of the trauma that his homosexual relation with Brian Epstein had left him, he made lyrics such as: "You can wear a collar and a tie, one thing you can't hide is when you're crippled inside" and gave declarations to the "Rolling Stone" magazine saying that "sometimes he wore Texan boots to feel more secure as a man".
Number of hours prisoners were handcuffed, shackled, and made to wear surgical masks, earmuffs, and blindfolds during their flight to Guantanamo.
Well one day he said to me You know i don't wear Underwear as he was bent over Working on my Mares Right front hoof.. and I was Like Ummmm okay???
I felt very much like Wedding Gallery was being dishonest and I wouldn't trust them to lace me up in another gown let alone trust them with the gown I will wear on the most important day of my life.
What size shoes do you wear?
Young people wear their hair long these days.
It's cold so you should wear a coat.
There is no reason to wear a suit to the beach.
Why don't you wear summer clothes?
It's not what you wear, it's how you wear it.
You can wear my scarf as long as you don't spill anything on it.
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