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For the verb: "to wear"

Simple Past:	wore
Past Participle:	worn

wear
A	noun
	1	wear, wearing
			the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment; "she bought it for everyday wear"
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚wear, wearing
	2	clothing, article of clothing, vesture, wear
			a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚artifact; artefact ╚covering ╚clothing, article of clothing, vesture, wear ╚black ╚beachwear ╚attire; garb; dress ╚array; raiment; regalia ╚apparel; wearing apparel; dress; clothes ╚accessory; accoutrement; accouterment
	3	wear
			impairment resulting from long use; "the tires showed uneven wear"
		Category Tree: state ╚condition; status ╚unsoundness ╚decay ╚deterioration; impairment ╚wear
B	verb
	1	wear
			have or show an appearance of; "wear one's hair in a certain way"
		Category Tree: have; feature ╚wear
	2	wear, bear
			have on one's person; "He wore a red ribbon"; "bear a scar"
		Category Tree: have; feature ╚wear, bear
	3	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"
		Category Tree: change ╚dress; get dressed ╚wear, put on, get into, don, assume ╚slip on ╚scarf ╚try on; try ╚hat
	4	wear, have on
			be dressed in; "She was wearing yellow that day"

	5	tire, wear upon, tire out, wear, weary, jade, wear out, outwear, wear down, fag out, fag, fatigue
			exhaust or tire through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike"
		Category Tree: change; alter; modify ╚indispose ╚tire, wear upon, tire out, wear, weary, jade, wear out, outwear, wear down, fag out, fag, fatigue ╚overtire; overweary; overfatigue ╚exhaust; wash up; beat; tucker; tucker out
	6	wear, wear off, wear out, wear thin
			deteriorate through use or stress; "The constant friction wore out the cloth"
		Category Tree: change ╚decay; crumble; delapidate ╚deteriorate ╚wear, wear off, wear out, wear thin ╚scuff ╚ablate
	7	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"
		Category Tree: change ╚decay; crumble; delapidate ╚break, wear, wear out, bust, fall apart ╚fray; frazzle
	8	wear, hold out, endure
			last and be usable; "This dress wore well for almost ten years"
		Category Tree: be ╚measure ╚last; endure ╚wear, hold out, endure
	9	wear
			have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality; "He always wears a smile"
		Category Tree: have; feature ╚wear

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