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worn   (TTS Sound)

The verb wear has 9 senses

• wear, have on -- (be dressed in; "She was wearing yellow that day")


• wear, bear -- (have on one's person; "He wore a red ribbon"; "bear a scar")


• wear -- (have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality; "He always wears a smile")


• wear, wear off, wear out, wear down, wear thin -- (deteriorate through use or stress; "The constant friction wore out the cloth")


• wear -- (have or show an appearance of; "wear one's hair in a certain way")


• wear, hold out, endure -- (last and be usable; "This dress wore well for almost ten years")


• break, wear, wear out, bust, fall apart -- (go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely")


• tire, wear upon, tire out, wear, weary, jade, wear out, outwear, wear down, fag out, fag, fatigue -- (exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike")


• wear, put on, get into, don, assume -- (put clothing on one's body; "What should I wear today?"; "He put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess donned a long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately robes"; "He got into his jeans")

The adj worn has 2 senses

• worn -- (affected by wear; damaged by long use; "worn threads on the screw"; "a worn suit"; "the worn pockets on the jacket")


• careworn, drawn, haggard, raddled, worn -- (showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering; "looking careworn as she bent over her mending"; "her face was drawn and haggard from sleeplessness"; "that raddled but still noble face"; "shocked to see the worn look of his handsome young face"- Charles Dickens)