Wear

//wɛə//

Synonyms for "wear" (347 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Related words (173)

hold hold on hold out incoherence investiture investment irk jade jibe jibe all standing keep keep on knock out knock up languish last last long last out lay it on thick lessen

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let up limation linen live live on live through maintain make a show of make out like melt away miss stays model overact overfatigue overstrain overtire overweary pall perdure perennate persist play play a part play a scene playact plummet plunge ply polishing poop poop out pretend prevail prostrate put about put back put on put on airs rag rags raiment rasp rasping ravages of time raze remain resolution robes round a point rub rub away rub off rub out rubbing away ruffle run run low run on sag sandblasting sanding satiate scour scouring scrape scraping scratch scratching scrub scrubbing scuff sham sheer shift shining shrink simulate sink skin slew smoothing sport sportswear squander stand stay stay on style subside subsist survive sustain swerve swing round swing the stern tack tail off tarry tatter threads throw about tide over tire out tire to death togs toilette trim tucker turn turn back use use up veer vestment vesture wane waste waste away weaken wear and tear wear away wear down wear off wear on wear out wear ragged wear ship wear well wearing apparel wearing away weary weather weathering wilt wind yaw

Verb(14 words)

hold out jade outwear overwear put on run someone ragged tire tire out wear down wear off wear out wear thin wear upon weary

Noun(3 words)

vesture wearable wearing

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

13 relation types

More general

21 entries

act consumer goods covering crumble decay deed deteriorate deterioration dilapidate dress endure feature get dressed have have got hold

Showing 16 of 21 words.

Antonyms

1 entries

naked

Synonyms

3 entries

break clothing tire

Related terms

3 entries

don put on vest

capable of

1 entries

thin tire

derived

53 entries

Tyne and Wear Weardale Wearhead Wearside Witton-le-Wear constant-wear garment does the Pope wear a funny hat forwear maternity wear not all heroes wear capes outwear outworn overwear ready-to-wear rewear ring wear

Showing 16 of 53 words.

entails

1 entries

dress

etymologically related_to

1 entries

vest

has context

2 entries

nautical uk

is a

3 entries

act deterioration tie

manner of

4 entries

deteriorate dress have last

related to

89 entries

action action clothes activity annoyance appearance aspect attrition bear bow carry clothes clothes on clothing clothing activity conduct consistently

Showing 16 of 89 words.

similar

2 entries

break bust

Translations

286 translations across 108 languages.

Afrikaans

2 entries

aanhê verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))
dra verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Albanian

1 entries

vesh verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Ancient Greek

2 entries

φορέω verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))
ἐνδύω verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Arabic

4 entries

اِهْتِراء noun (damage)
اِرْتَدَى verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))
لبس verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))
لَبِسَ verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Armenian

3 entries

կրել verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))
հագնել verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))
մաշվել verb (to erode due to use)

Aromanian

1 entries

portu verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Assamese

1 entries

পিন্ধ verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

1 entries

ܠܵܒ݂ܹܫ verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Azerbaijani

3 entries

aşıntı noun (damage)
geymək verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))
taxmaq verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Bashkir

1 entries

кейеү verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Basque

1 entries

jantzi verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Bavarian German

1 entries

ohåm verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Belarusian

4 entries

апрана́ць verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))
апрану́ць verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))
надзе́ць verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))
надзява́ць verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Bengali

1 entries

পরা verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Bhojpuri

1 entries

पहिनल verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Bikol Central

2 entries

sulog verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))
sulot verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Bulgarian

4 entries

износване noun (damage)
облекло noun (clothing)
влоша́вам се verb (to undergo gradual deterioration)
издъ́ржам verb (to last or remain durable under hard use or over time)

Burmese

2 entries

ရုံ verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))
ဝတ် verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Catalan

3 entries

desgast noun (damage)
portar verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))
vestir verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Cebuano

1 entries

sul-ob verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Cherokee

3 entries

ᎤᏄᏩ verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))
ᎤᏑᎳ verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))
ᏚᎵᏰᏑᎳ verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Chinese

2 entries

戴 verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))
穿 verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Chinese Cantonese

2 entries

戴 verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))
著 /着 verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

戴 verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))
磨 verb (to erode due to use)
磨損 /磨损 verb (to erode due to use)
穿 verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Czech

4 entries

opotřebení noun (damage)
mít verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))
mít na sobě verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))
nosit verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Danish

1 entries

have på verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Dutch

4 entries

kledij noun (clothing)
kleding noun (clothing)
sleet noun (damage)
slijtage noun (damage)

Egyptian

1 entries

W-T:z-U39-A24 verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Esperanto

2 entries

porti verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))
surporti verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Estonian

1 entries

kandma verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Ewe

1 entries

nyi verb (to erode due to use)

Faliscan

1 entries

ceso (ceso) verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Faroese

1 entries

vera í verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Finnish

4 entries

asu noun (clothing)
kuluma noun (damage)
kuluminen noun (damage)
pukimet noun (clothing)

French

4 entries

usure noun (damage)
empanner verb (nautical: to bring to other tack by bringing the wind around the stern)
fatiguer verb (to exhaust physically)
porter verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Friulian

1 entries

puartâ verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Galician

2 entries

desgaste noun (damage)
vestir verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Georgian

2 entries

ტარება verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))
ცმევა verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

German

4 entries

Abnutzung noun (damage)
Bekleidung noun (clothing)
Kleidung noun (clothing)
Mode noun (clothing)

Gothic

1 entries

𐍅𐌰𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Greek

1 entries

φορώ verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Gujarati

1 entries

પહેરવું verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Hakka Chinese

2 entries

戴 verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))
著 /着 verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Hawaiian

1 entries

komo verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Hebrew

1 entries

לָבַשׁ verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Higaonon

1 entries

isol-ob verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Hindi

1 entries

पहनना verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Hungarian

4 entries

kopás noun (damage)
lábbeli noun (clothing)
viselet noun (clothing)
hord verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Icelandic

1 entries

vera í verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Ido

4 entries

vestaro noun (clothing)
fatigar verb (to exhaust physically)
metar verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))
portar verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Ingrian

1 entries

pittää verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Irish

2 entries

caith verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))
iompair verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Italian

4 entries

abbigliamento noun (clothing)
usura noun (damage)
indossare verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))
portare verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Japanese

4 entries

服 noun (clothing)
疲労 noun (damage)
着物 noun (clothing)
履く verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Kabuverdianu

2 entries

bisti verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))
vestí verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Kamta

1 entries

pindh verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Khiamniungan Naga

1 entries

thīh verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Khmer

2 entries

ពាក់ verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))
ស្លៀកពាក់ verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Korean

4 entries

끼다 verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))
신다 verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))
쓰다 verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))
입다 verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Lao

1 entries

ໃສ່ verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Latgalian

1 entries

nosuot verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Latin

3 entries

gerō verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))
portō verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))
vestiō verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Latvian

4 entries

nodilums noun (damage)
nolietojums noun (damage)
nēsāt verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))
valkāt verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Lithuanian

2 entries

nešioti verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))
vilkėti verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Macedonian

1 entries

но́си verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Malay

2 entries

pakai noun (clothing)
pakai verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Miyako

1 entries

カヴ verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Mongolian

1 entries

өмсөх verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Māori

2 entries

kokomo verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))
mau verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Nepali

3 entries

पहिरनु verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))
पैह्रनु verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))
लगाउनु verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

North Frisian

1 entries

dreeg verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Norwegian Bokmål

3 entries

slitasje noun (damage)
bære verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))
ha på seg verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Norwegian Nynorsk

2 entries

slitasje noun (damage)
ha på seg verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Occitan

2 entries

usança noun (damage)
portar verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Old English

1 entries

beran verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Oromo

1 entries

uffachuu verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Pashto

1 entries

اغوستل verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Persian

1 entries

پوشیدن verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Polish

4 entries

ubranie noun (clothing)
zużycie noun (damage)
mieć na sobie verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))
nosić verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Portuguese

4 entries

desgaste noun (damage)
vestimenta noun (clothing)
desgastar verb (to erode due to use)
desgastar verb (to exhaust physically)

Romanian

4 entries

haine noun (clothing)
uzură noun (damage)
îmbrăcăminte noun (clothing)
purta verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Romansch

3 entries

portar verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))
purtar verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))
purter verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Russian

4 entries

изно́с noun (damage)
быть оде́тым в verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))
изнашиваться verb (to erode due to use)
наде́ть verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Sanskrit

1 entries

वस्ते verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Sardinian

2 entries

consumu noun (damage)
zúchere verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Scots

1 entries

weir verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries

nòsiti verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))
но̀сити verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Sindhi

2 entries

پائِڻُ verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))
पाइणु verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Slovak

1 entries

nosiť verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Slovene

1 entries

nositi verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Southern Altai

2 entries

кийер verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))
кийип јӱрер verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Spanish

4 entries

desgaste noun (damage)
ropa noun (clothing)
fatigar verb (to exhaust physically)
llevar verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Swahili

1 entries

kuvaa verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Swedish

4 entries

klädsel noun (clothing)
nötning noun (damage)
slitage noun (damage)
bära verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Sylheti

1 entries

ꠙꠤꠘ꠆ꠗꠣ verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Thai

4 entries

ครอง verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))
สวม verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))
สวมใส่ verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))
ใส่ verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Tibetan

3 entries

གོན verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))
བཞེས verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))
མཆོད verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Tocharian A

1 entries

pär verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Tocharian B

2 entries

pär verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))
wäs verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Turkish

3 entries

yıpranma noun (damage)
giymek verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))
takmak verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Ukrainian

4 entries

зно́шування noun (damage)
о́дяг noun (clothing)
зно́шуватися verb (to erode due to use)
надяга́ти verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Urdu

1 entries

پہننا verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Vietnamese

4 entries

mang verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))
mặc verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))
đeo verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))
đi verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Walloon

3 entries

mete verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))
poirter verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))
uzer verb (to erode due to use)

Welsh

1 entries

gwisgo verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

West-Frisian

1 entries

skuorre verb (to exhaust physically)

Woiwurrung

1 entries

tooroongjering-noorong verb (to undergo gradual deterioration)

Yiddish

1 entries

זיך אָנטאָן verb (to have on (clothes or accessories))

Sample sentences

58 total sentences available.

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What size shoes do you wear?

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Young people wear their hair long these days.

Source: tatoeba (18683)

It's cold so you should wear a coat.

Source: tatoeba (21177)

There is no reason to wear a suit to the beach.

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Wear

Synonyms for "wear" (347 found)

Closest matches (70)

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Related words (173)

Related word relations

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entails

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manner of

related to

similar

Translations

Afrikaans

Albanian

Ancient Greek

Arabic

Armenian

Aromanian

Assamese

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Azerbaijani

Bashkir

Basque

Bavarian German

Belarusian

Bengali

Bhojpuri

Bikol Central

Bulgarian

Burmese

Catalan

Cebuano

Cherokee

Chinese

Chinese Cantonese

Chinese Mandarin

Czech

Danish

Dutch

Egyptian

Esperanto

Estonian

Ewe

Faliscan

Faroese

Finnish

French

Friulian

Galician

Georgian

German

Gothic

Greek

Gujarati

Hakka Chinese

Hawaiian

Hebrew

Higaonon

Hindi

Hungarian

Icelandic

Ido

Ingrian

Irish

Italian

Japanese

Kabuverdianu

Kamta

Khiamniungan Naga

Khmer

Korean

Lao