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wear

Main Entry: ¹wear

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): wore, worn, wearing

Language: English

transitive verb

1 : llevar (ropa, un reloj, etc.), calzar (zapatos) <to wear a happy smile : sonreír alegremente>
2 or to wear away : desgastar, erosionar (rocas, etc.)
3 to wear out : gastar <he wore out his shoes : gastó sus zapatos>
4 to wear out exhaust : agotar, fatigar <to wear oneself out : agotarse>

intransitive verb

1 last : durar
2 to wear off diminish : disminuir
3 to wear out : gastarse

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