wear down
To cause physical or mental fatigueTo cause (someone) physical or mental fatigue.
» Tom wore hand-me-down clothes from his older brother.
Tom trug abgelegte Kleidung seines Bruders.
Том донашивал одежду старшего брата.
Том доношував старий одяг свого старшого брата.
Meaning
3 sensesTo cause (someone) physical or mental fatigue.
The eight hour shift in the mine began to wear Tim down after a few months.
(sports) To make the opponent tired after using a strategy while conserving own energy to attack later.
verschleißen
изма́тыватьizmátyvatʹ, измота́тьizmotátʹ, утомля́тьutomljátʹ
To eventually persuade or defeat (someone) through persistent effort.
At first she refused to buy the kids sweets, but eventually they wore her down.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wear, down.
- deteriorate through use or stress
- exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
Examples
26 sentencesTom wore hand-me-down clothes from his older brother.
Том доношував старий одяг свого старшого брата. — deniko
ruТом донашивал одежду старшего брата. — Wezel
deTom trug abgelegte Kleidung seines Bruders. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom wore a button-down shirt.
You're not supposed to wear your slippers down to the lobby.
You should wear your hair down more often. It looks great that way.
deDu solltest dein Haar öfter offen tragen. Das sieht toll aus! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I wear myself down enough for the both of us.
Translations
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Forms
wears down, wearing down, wore down, worn down| Base form | wear down · to wear down |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | wears down |
| Present participle | wearing down |
| Past simple | wore down |
| Past participle | worn down |
irregular · Lesson
Phrasal verbs
8 phrasal verbs- wear offносити, надітиTo diminish in effect
- wear outзламати, ламатиTo cause (something) to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use, especially hard, heavy, or careless use.
- wear downносити, надітиTo cause (someone) physical or mental fatigue.
- wear awayеродуватиTo erode gradually and progressively.
- wear upTo tire; to become tired
- wear onTo irritate.
- wear inTo wear until becoming comfortable or fitting properly; to cause (something) to wear in this way (by using it).
- wear throughTo use (something) too much so that a hole develops in it
Synonyms
13 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb