wear

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noun

1 use as clothing

ADJECTIVE

▪ daily, everyday, weekend

▪ summer, winter

PREPOSITION

▪ with wear

▪

New shoes get more comfortable with wear.

PHRASES

▪ years of wear

▪

This is a quality garment which should give years of wear.

2 clothes

ADJECTIVE

▪ day, evening

▪ designer, fashion

▪ casual, leisure, outdoor, sports (usually sportswear) (= casual clothes) (AmE), street

▪ business

▪ formal

▪ bridal, maternity

▪ active (AmE), athletic (AmE), sports (usually sportswear) (= clothes for sports) (BrE), workout (AmE)

▪ children's, men's, women's

3 long use

ADJECTIVE

▪ hard, heavy

VERB + WEAR

▪ withstand

▪

This flooring can withstand years of hard wear.

PREPOSITION

▪ with wear

▪

The stairs had become slippery with wear.

PHRASES

▪ centuries, years, etc. of wear

▪

The cathedral steps were polished smooth by centuries of wear.

4 damage caused by long use

ADJECTIVE

▪ excessive

▪ brake, engine, tyre/tire, etc.

VERB + WEAR

▪ show

▪

The cushions were beginning to show wear.

▪ cause

▪ minimize, reduce

▪ prevent

PREPOSITION

▪ wear on

▪

This new oil reduces wear on the pump.

PHRASES

▪ signs of wear, wear and tear

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verb

1 have a piece of clothing on

ADVERB

▪ proudly

▪

They came in, proudly wearing their uniforms.

▪ comfortably

VERB + WEAR

▪ tend to

▪

I tend to wear a jacket to work.

▪ prefer to

▪

Hannah preferred to wear her hair short.

▪ choose to, intend to, opt to

▪

I will probably choose to wear jeans.

▪ dare to

▪

the first time that I had ever dared to wear something like this

▪ refuse to

▪

She refused to wear prison clothes.

▪ forget to

▪

He had forgotten to wear his gloves.

▪ forbid sb to

▪ be entitled to

▪

He is entitled to wear the regimental tie.

2 last for a long time

ADVERB

▪ badly, well

▪

Those curtains have worn very well.

Wear is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑bride

Wear is used with these nouns as the object: ↑armour, ↑backpack, ↑badge, ↑bandage, ↑bead, ↑beard, ↑boot, ↑bra, ↑brace, ↑brooch, ↑button, ↑camouflage, ↑collar, ↑colour, ↑condom, ↑contact lens, ↑cosmetic, ↑costume, ↑cotton, ↑cross, ↑crown, ↑dentures, ↑diamond, ↑diaper, ↑disguise, ↑earphones, ↑earring, ↑expression, ↑fancy dress, ↑fashion, ↑frown, ↑fur, ↑garment, ↑gear, ↑glasses, ↑goggles, ↑grin, ↑hair, ↑handcuffs, ↑harness, ↑helmet, ↑hole, ↑jersey, ↑jewel, ↑jewellery, ↑leather, ↑lipstick, ↑logo, ↑look, ↑make-up, ↑mascara, ↑mask, ↑microphone, ↑mourning, ↑moustache, ↑nail polish, ↑nappy, ↑outfit, ↑panties, ↑pantyhose, ↑patch, ↑perfume, ↑pin, ↑rag, ↑ribbon, ↑ring, ↑robe, ↑rucksack, ↑scowl, ↑seat belt, ↑sign, ↑silk, ↑size, ↑smile, ↑smirk, ↑spectacles, ↑sunglasses, ↑sword, ↑tie, ↑veil, ↑watch, ↑wig, ↑wreath