Wear

Table of contents

1 Pronunciation 2 Verb 2.1 Translations 3 Noun 3.1 Translations 3.2 Related terms

Pronunciation

• IPA : /wεəɻ/

Verb

to wear (wore, worn)

1. to put on an item of clothing
2. to tire out.
3. (Nautical) To change the direction of a sailing vessel by sailing away from the direction of the wind; antonym to tack

Translations

• Dutch: dragen
• Esperanto: porti
• Finnish: olla yllään (1)
• French: porter
• German: tragen
• Indonesian: pakai , memakai , mengenakan
• Japanese: 着る (きる , kiru), かける (kakeru), つける (tsukeru)
• Spanish: portar

Noun

wear (uncountable)

1. clothing
2. Damage to the appearance and/or strength of an item caused by use over time; wear and tear

Translations

• Dutch: kledij f (1), kleding f (1), sleet m (2), slijtage f (2)
• Finnish: asu (1)

Related terms

• wear and tear