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Moderatewear
The correct spelling is wear.
How to pronounce wear
/wɛə/
nounIPA: /wɛə/
Say it like: Wee-r
The correct spelling is wear. (in combination) clothing For example: "footwear; outdoor wear; maternity wear"
Usage Examples
“footwear; outdoor wear; maternity wear”
“He's wearing some nice pants today. She wore her medals with pride. Please wear your seatbelt. Can you wear makeup and sunscreen at the same time? He was wearing his lunch after tripping and falling into the buffet.”
“He wears eyeglasses. She wears her hair in braids.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.(in combination) clothing
- 2.Damage to the appearance and/or strength of an item caused by use over time
- 3.Fashion
- 4.An adjustable dam placed across a river to regulate the flow of water downstream.
- 5.A fence placed across a river to catch fish.
verb
- 1.To carry or have equipped on or about one's body, as an item of clothing, equipment, decoration, etc.
- 2.To have or carry on one's person habitually, consistently; or, to maintain in a particular fashion or manner.
- 3.To bear or display in one's aspect or appearance.
- 4.(with "it") To overcome one's reluctance and endure a (previously specified) situation.
- 5.To eat away at, erode, diminish, or consume gradually; to cause a gradual deterioration in; to produce (some change) through attrition, exposure, or constant use.
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