A1noun · uncountable · frequent

wear

одяг, зношування

износ

Kleidung, Mode, Bekleidung, Verschleiß

ClothingClothing.

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UK/wɛə/US/wɛ(ə)ɹ/

» She was wearing a black hat.

Sie trug einen schwarzen Hut. — MUIRIEL

Она была в чёрной шляпе. — paul_lingvo

На ней была чёрная шляпа. — marafon

Вона була в чорному капелюсі. — zinova

На ній був чорний капелюх. — aandrusiak

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Meaning

4 senses

(in compounds, uncountable)Clothing.
footwear; outdoor wear; maternity wear
Bekleidung, Kleidung, Mode
о́дягódjah
(uncountable)Damage to the appearance and/or strength of an item caused by use over time.
Abnutzung, Verschleiß
изно́сiznós
зно́шуванняznóšuvannja
(uncountable)Fashion.
(uncountable)Wearing.

More definitions

the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment
impairment resulting from long use
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body

Examples

7972 sentences

She was wearing a black hat.
Вона була в чорному капелюсі. — zinova
ruОна была в чёрной шляпе. — paul_lingvo
deSie trug einen schwarzen Hut. — MUIRIEL
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I was wearing my best clothes.
Я був у своєму найкращому одязі. — deniko
ruЯ был в своей лучшей одежде. — marafon
deIch trug meine besten Kleider. — MUIRIEL
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She was wearing an ugly dress.
На ній була огидна сукня. — aandrusiak
ruОна носила безобразное платье. — sharptoothed
deSie trug ein hässliches Kleid. — MUIRIEL
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She is wearing a blue dress.
Вона у блакитній сукні. — deniko
ruНа ней синее платье. — marafon
deSie trägt ein blaues Kleid. — MUIRIEL
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Tom was wearing a black hat.
Том був у чорному капелюсі. — deniko
ruТом носил черную шляпу. — odexed
deTom trug einen schwarzen Hut. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 2

clothing:

damage:

Русский

By meaning 1

damage:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

clothing:

damage:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English weren, werien, from Old English werian (“to clothe, cover ov

Inherited from Middle English weren, werien, from Old English werian (“to clothe, cover over; put on, wear, use; stock (land)”), from Proto-West Germanic *waʀjan, from Proto-Germanic *wazjaną (“to clothe”), from Proto-Indo-European *wes- (“to dress, put on (clothes)”).

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Synonyms

6 synonyms

Close in meaning

the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment:wearing
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body:clothingarticle of clothingvesture wearable habiliment

Word family

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

A1Clothes and colours — Because the lesson uses it
A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable

Collocations

12 patterns

was wearing a
wear a hat
wear a tie
wear a suit
wearing a blue
wearing the same
wear glasses
wearing a black
wear a helmet
wearing a red
wear jeans
usually wear