wear

The word “wear” means to have clothing, jewellery, or an accessory on one's body. In plain terms, to have clothes on, or for something to erode/hold up over time with use.

“Wear” is pronounced weh-uh (/wɛ(ə)ɹ/ in IPA).

Here is “wear” used in a sentence: “She always wears a scarf in winter.”

Depending on how it is used, “wear” can be a verb and a noun.

The word “wear” comes from Old English. From Old English werian ("to clothe, put on"), from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to dress." It was originally a regular verb but became irregular (wear/wore/worn) by analogy with verbs like "bear" and "tear.".

“Wear” is a very common word in modern English, usually learned at around the A1 level.

“Wear” has 4 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: to have clothing, jewellery, or an accessory on one's body.

"Put on" describes the action of dressing, the moment you place clothing onto your body. "Wear" describes the ongoing state of having it on. You put on a coat, then wear it all day. One is a brief action; the other is a continuous condition.

The past tense of "wear" is "wore," and the past participle is "worn." So you might say "I wear it today, I wore it yesterday, and I have worn it many times." It is an irregular verb, so the forms don't follow the usual "-ed" pattern.

Yes. "Wear" applies to anything you have on your body, including jewellery, watches, glasses, hats, badges, and bags. It even extends to things like perfume or a particular hairstyle. Anything you carry on or about your person in this way can be described as something you wear.

"She wears a silver ring on her right hand" and "he wore a suit to the interview" both show the everyday sense of having clothing or jewellery on the body. You can wear a hat, a watch, glasses, or a uniform, anything worn on or about the person.