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wears

v.
A1 Beginner US //ˈwɛɹz// UK //wˈeəz// wears

v. to have clothing, jewelry, or makeup on your body. You also use it to describe how something gets thinner or weaker after a lot of use.

v. to carry or have on the body as covering, adornment, or protection; also to diminish or decay through long use or friction. The third-person singular present form of 'wear'.


SIMPLE

She wears a blue coat every day in winter.

CONTEXTUAL

He wears glasses for reading because his eyesight has started to decline over the last few years.

COMPLEX

The constant friction of the tide wears the sharp edges of the stones into smooth pebbles over many centuries.

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The verb is transitive when referring to clothing, but can be intransitive when describing the process of erosion or decay.

Pitfall

She is wearing of a dressShe is wearing a dressThe verb 'wear' is transitive and takes a direct object without a preposition.

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