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wear (EN)
Verb, Substantiv

Verb “wear”

Infinitiv wear; er wears; Prät. wore; Part. worn; Ger. wearing
  1. tragen
    She's wearing a bright red scarf today.
  2. bei sich tragen
    She wears glasses because otherwise he would not even recognize other people.
  3. zeigen (im Sinne von einem Gesichtsausdruck)
    Even after the long meeting, he still wore a smile.
  4. abnutzen
    The soles of my shoes have worn from all the walking.
  5. sich abnutzen (bis zu einem bestimmten Zustand)
    The carpet in the hallway has worn thin from decades of daily use.
  6. machen (im Sinne von ein Loch, Riss etc. in etwas machen)
    Years of walking the same path had worn a groove into the stone steps.

Substantiv “wear”

Singular wear, unzählbar
  1. -kleidung (z.B. Sportkleidung)
    She bought new swimwear for her vacation to the beach.
    Her company sells a lot of maternity wear.
  2. Abnutzung
    The old book's pages showed signs of wear, making it difficult to read some of the words.