wear
verb (ON BODY) /weər/
/wer/ (wore, worn)Definition
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A1 [T] to have clothing, jewellery, etc. on your body: Tracey is wearing a simple black dress. What are you wearing to Caroline's wedding? Some musicians don't like to wear rings when they're playing. He wears glasses for reading. She wears very little makeup.Wearing clothes C2 [T] to show a particular emotion on your face: The minister wore a confident smile throughout the interview.Showing and demonstrating B2 [T] to arrange your hair in a particular way: When she's working she wears her hair in a ponytail. You should wear your hair up (= so that it does not hang down) more often - it suits you.Hairdressing
(Definition of wear verb (ON BODY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- act sth out phrasal verb
- attest verb
- barometer noun
- bespeak verb
- bring sth out phrasal verb (MAKE NOTICEABLE)
- demo noun (MARCH)
- express verb (SHOW)
- flicker noun (FEELING)
- manifestation noun
- point (sth/sb) out phrasal verb
- point the way idiom
- point to/towards sth phrasal verb
- proclaim verb (SHOW)
- produce verb (BRING OUT)
- production noun (BRINGING OUT)
- prove verb (SHOW)
- put up sth phrasal verb
- release verb (MAKE FREE)
- signify verb (MAKE KNOWN)
- suggest verb (SHOW/EXPRESS)
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