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- US Pronunciation
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- [wawr, wohr]
- /wɔr, woʊr/
- /wɔːr/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [wawr, wohr]
- /wɔr, woʊr/
Definitions of wore word
- verb wore simple past tense of wear. 1
- verb with object wore to carry or have on the body or about the person as a covering, equipment, ornament, or the like: to wear a coat; to wear a saber; to wear a disguise. 1
- verb with object wore to have or use on the person habitually: to wear a wig. 1
- verb with object wore to bear or have in one's aspect or appearance: to wear a smile; to wear an air of triumph. 1
- verb with object wore to cause (garments, linens, etc.) to deteriorate or change by wear: Hard use has worn these gloves. 1
- verb with object wore to impair, deteriorate, or consume gradually by use or any continued process: Long illness had worn the bloom from her cheeks. 1
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Origin of wore
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (v.) Middle English weren to have (clothes) on the body, waste, damage, suffer waste or damage, Old English werian; cognate with Old Norse verja, Gothic wasjan to clothe; (noun) late Middle English were act of carrying on the body, derivative of the v.; akin to Latin vestis clothing (see vest)
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Parts of speech for Wore
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
wore popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
Synonyms for wore
general wore
- sported — an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
Antonyms for wore
verb wore
- abandoned — An abandoned place or building is no longer used or occupied.
- concealed — to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight: He concealed the gun under his coat.
- hid — Human Interface Device
- uncovered — having no cover or covering.
- unwrapped — to remove or open the wrapping of.
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