Definition of "wear" in İngilizce

verb

1. (transitive) To have on:

2. To erode:

3. To endure:

4. (nautical) To bring (a sailing vessel) onto the other tack by bringing the wind around the stern (as opposed to tacking when the wind is brought around the bow); to come round on another tack by turning away from the wind.

noun

1. (in combination) Clothing.

   • footwear; outdoor wear; maternity wear

2. Damage to the appearance and/or strength of an item caused by use over time.

3. Fashion.

4. Wearing.

verb

1. (now chiefly UK dialectal, transitive) To guard; watch; keep watch, especially from entry or invasion.

2. (now chiefly UK dialectal, transitive) To defend; protect.

3. (now chiefly UK dialectal, transitive) To ward off; prevent from approaching or entering; drive off; repel.

   • to wear the wolf from the sheep

4. (now chiefly UK dialectal, transitive) To conduct or guide with care or caution, as into a fold or place of safety.

noun

1. Dated form of weir.