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overwears

overwears is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overwear.

Meaning of overwear

Verb

overwear (third-person singular simple present overwears, present participle overwearing, simple past overwore, past participle overworn)

  1. (transitive) To wear out; to exhaust.
    Synonyms:
    exhaust, tax, wear
  2. (transitive) To wear (an item of clothing) too frequently.
    • Because permanent press garments remain fresh looking, there is a tendency to overwear them, thus permitting them to become too heavily soiled.1966, Family Perspective, volumes 1-4, page 37

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Questions about overwears

What is overwears the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Overwears is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overwear.

Words near overwears in the dictionary

  1. overweaponed
  2. overwear
  3. overwearied
  4. overwearies
  5. overwearing
  6. overwears
  7. overweary
  8. overwearying
  9. overweather
  10. overweathered
  11. overweathering

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