{
    "term": "wear",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "wear",
            "heSheIt": "wears"
        },
        "pastSimple": "wore",
        "pastParticiple": "worn",
        "ingForm": "wearing"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to have something on your body as a piece of clothing, a decoration, etc.",
            "sensetop": "wear something",
            "labels": "(North American English also)",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He was wearing a new suit."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **wear clothes/clothing**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **wear a shirt/hat/uniform**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **wear shoes/glasses**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Do I have to wear a tie?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Was she wearing a seat belt?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She never wears make-up."
                },
                {
                    "text": "All delegates must wear a badge."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She always wears black *(= black clothes)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I've got nothing to wear."
                },
                {
                    "text": "One woman decided to wear flowers in her hair."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She wears purple shoes with red polka dots."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He had forgotten to wear his gloves."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He is entitled to wear the regimental tie."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I tend to wear a jacket to work."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I will probably choose to wear jeans."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She refused to wear prison clothes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They came in, proudly wearing their uniforms."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the first time that I had ever dared to wear something like this"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Do you have to wear a suit for work?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He wasn't wearing his raincoat, he was carrying it over his arm."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Clothes and Fashion"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["proudly", "comfortably"],
                "verb + wear": ["tend to", "prefer to", "choose to"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to have your hair in a particular style; to have a beard or moustache",
            "sensetop": "wear something + adj.wear something",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She wears her hair long.",
                    "contextForm": "wear something + adj."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Hannah preferred to wear her hair short."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to wear a beard",
                    "contextForm": "wear something"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Appearance"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to have a particular expression on your face",
            "sensetop": "wear something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He wore a puzzled look on his face."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His face wore a puzzled look."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Both men wore confident smiles."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She turned to us, wearing a blank expression."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "to become, or make something become thinner, smoother or weaker through continuous use or rubbing",
            "sensetop": "wear + adj.wear something + adj.",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The carpets are starting to wear."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A racing car's rear end gets very loose as the tyres wear."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The sheets have **worn thin**.",
                    "contextForm": "wear + adj."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The stones have been worn smooth by the constant flow of water.",
                    "contextForm": "wear something + adj."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "to make a hole, path, etc. in something by continuous use or rubbing",
            "sensetop": "wear something + adv./prep.",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I've worn holes in all my socks."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The water had worn a channel in the rock."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "to stay in good condition after being used for a long time",
            "sensetop": "wear well",
            "labels": "(figurative, humorous)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "That carpet is wearing well, isn't it?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "You're wearing well—only a few grey hairs!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Those curtains have worn very well."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["badly", "well"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "to accept or allow something, especially something that you do not approve of",
            "sensetop": "wear something",
            "labels": "(British English, informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It's an interesting proposal, but the rich countries are never going to wear it."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "if you feel that a remark applies to you, you should accept it and take it as a warning or criticism",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to allow your feelings to be seen by other people",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He’s not one to wear his heart on his sleeve."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to begin to become weaker or less acceptable",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "These excuses are wearing a little thin *(= because we've heard them so many times before)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "My patience is beginning to wear very thin."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be the person in a marriage or other relationship who makes most of the decisions",
            "labels": "(often disapproving, becoming old-fashioned)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It’s obvious who wears the trousers in that family!"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/weə(r)/",
                "audio": "we/wear/wear__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/weəz/",
                "audio": "we/wear/wears__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/wɔː(r)/",
                "audio": "wo/wear/wore__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/wɔːn/",
                "audio": "wo/wear/worn__gb_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈweərɪŋ/",
                "audio": "we/wear/wearing__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/wer/",
                "audio": "we/wear/wear__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/werz/",
                "audio": "we/wear/wears__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/wɔːr/",
                "audio": "wo/wear/wore__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/wɔːrn/",
                "audio": "wo/wear/worn__us_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈwerɪŋ/",
                "audio": "we/wear/wearing__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English werian, of Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin vestis ‘clothing’."
}