wear
part of speech
verb (wear, wears, wore, worn, wearing); noun (wear — clothes of a kind, or damage from use)
meaning for a pupil
1) To wear means to have clothes, shoes, glasses or jewellery on your body. tree →
2) To wear your hair a way means to have it that way. tree →
3) To wear out, or wear away, means to become thin, old or broken from use. tree →
4) Wear (noun) is clothes of one kind, like «sportswear», or damage from long use. tree →
5) To wear can also mean to have a title, name or look, not just clothes. tree →
sense in the lessons
In school maths: a word of the story; children wearing hats or shirts are counted, those not wearing are the rest. In science: rocks wear away (erosion); shoes wear out. In everyday life and safety: wear a helmet on a bike, wear sunscreen and a hat in the sun, school uniform. Phrases: «wear out», «wear off», «worn out» (very tired), «what to wear».
examples
- 12 children wear glasses. tree →
- She wears a new dress. tree →
- How many are not wearing hats? tree →
- Each player wears 2 socks. tree →
- Always wear a helmet when you ride your bike. tree →
- In Australia kids wear hats at school to stay safe from the sun. tree →
- My trainers are worn out. tree →
- The waves wear away the cliffs. tree →
- He wears the title of the eldest son. tree →
note
Past «wore», past participle «worn». You «wear» clothes but you «carry» a bag; «put on» is the action of dressing, «wear» is having it on. Do not confuse with «where». Maths: splits a group: those not wearing = total − those wearing. «Each wears 2» is a rate.
In the corpora
- Burnout means being worn down by too much work and stress for too long, until even small tasks feel huge.
- Babies wear nappies, which are changed six to ten times a day, and nappy cream stops sore skin.
- Nothing terrible happened; they were just worn out.
- Pop and rock concerts are loud and crowded; big festivals run for several days with many stages, and many fans wear earplugs.
- Musicians' earplugs make sound quieter but still clear, and many musicians wear them on stage.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «wear» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.