wore
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
An inflected form of wear · inflected form.
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,072 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 17,033 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.008% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- be dressed in also: have on She was wearing yellow that day
- have on one's person also: bear He wore a red ribbonbear a scar
- have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality He always wears a smile
- deteriorate through use or stress also: wear off, wear out, wear down, wear thin The constant friction wore out the cloth
- have or show an appearance of wear one's hair in a certain way
- last and be usable also: hold out, endure This dress wore well for almost ten years
wore in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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The impressions he had felt wore off.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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But this story at last wore itself out.
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1
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He wore gold-rimmed pince-nez, and had a curious impassivity of feature.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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A soft brown silk tie was knotted smartly under her fresh collar, and she wore her new sailor hat.
Emily Fox-Seton · Frances Hodgson Burnett · Chapter 1
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He wore dull-gray clothes that were tight fitting, and his pockets were all bunched out as if stuffed full of something.
The Magic of Oz · L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum · Chapter 1