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wore

v.
A2 Elementary US //ˈwɔɹ// UK //wˈɔː// wore Dialect Informal

v. the past tense of 'wear'. You use it to say that you had clothes, jewelry, or a specific look on your body in the past.

v. the past tense of 'wear'. Refers to the act of having clothing, ornaments, or expressions on the person at a previous time.


SIMPLE

She wore a bright red dress to the party yesterday.

CONTEXTUAL

He wore a look of total confusion when the teacher started explaining the complex math problem.

COMPLEX

The ancient stone steps were smooth because thousands of pilgrims wore them down over several centuries of constant use.

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The past tense of the irregular verb 'wear'. It is transitive when referring to clothing and intransitive or transitive when referring to erosion or damage.

Pitfall

I have wore this shirt before.I have worn this shirt before.'Wore' is the simple past; the past participle is 'worn'.

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