Kilo Lingo

wear

/weər/

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Translation

To have clothes, shoes, or other things on your body.

Word origin

From Old English werian, meaning to clothe or to cover the body.

Origin
Old English
Root
werian

Grammar

Verb typeirregular (wear, wears, wore, worn)

Irregular verb. A full conjugation table for irregular verbs is coming soon. For now, use a reference like Wordreference or RAE.

Examples

coat .

"Wear" means to have clothes on your body.

red dress .

"Wears" is the form used with he, she, or it.

shoes .

"Wore" is the past form of "wear".

When you wear something, you have it on your body, such as clothes, shoes, or a hat. We choose what to wear to keep warm, to stay dry, or to look nice.

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This word is part of lesson 7.