wear-out

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [wair out]
- /wɛər aʊt/
- /weə(r) ˈaʊt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wair out]
- /wɛər aʊt/

Definition of wear-out word

noun wear-out the act or fact of wearing out; a worn-out condition: wear-out at the knees of pants. 1

Just one definition for wear-out

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Origin of wear-out

First appearance:

before 1895

One of the 18% newest English words

First recorded in 1895-1900; noun use of verb phrase wear out

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Parts of speech for Wear-out

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Wear-out

wear-out popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.