wear
/weər/ verb (past tense wore, past participle worn)Translation
DRESS [T] › to have a piece of clothing, jewellery, etc on your body
giymek, takmak
I wear jeans a lot of the time. She wears glasses. I don't usually wear make-up for work.814FACE [T] › to show a particular emotion on your face.
(yüzüne ifade/his) takınmak
He was wearing a smile/frown.2194HAIR [T] › to arrange or grow your hair in a particular way
saçlarını belli tarzda kestirmek/taramak
She usually wears her hair in a ponytail.836SPOIL [I, T] › to become thin and damaged after being used a lot, or to make this happen
wear (sth) away phrasal verb yıpranmak, köhnemek, eskimek
The carpet is already starting to wear in places. He keeps wearing holes in his socks. → See also wear thin19201977 › to disappear after a lot of time or use, or to make something disappear in this way
wear sb down phrasal verb bir zaman sonra kaybolmak; kullanılarak zamanla gözden kaybetmek
The words on the gravestone had worn away completely.1977 › to make someone feel tired and less able to argue
wear off phrasal verb yormak, bitirmek, tüketmek
Their continual nagging just wears me down.1920 › If a feeling or the effect of something wears off, it gradually disappears.
wear on phrasal verb zamanla kaybolmak/etkisini yitirmek/azalmak
The anaesthetic is starting to wear off.1811 › If a period of time wears on, it passes, especially slowly.
wear sb out phrasal verb ağır ağır geçmek/ilerlemek; geçmek bilmemek
As time wore on she became more and more unhappy.1548 › to make someone extremely tired
wear (sth) out phrasal verb fazlasıyla yormak, canına okumak, tüketmek
All this walking is wearing me out.570 › to use something so much that it is damaged and cannot be used any more, or to become damaged in this way
eskimek/eskitmek; yıpranmak/yıpratmak
He's already worn out two pairs of shoes this year.1977(Definition of wear verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish
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