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wear the breeches

wear the breeches verb: synonym of wear the trousers.

Verb

wear the breeches (third-person singular simple present wears the breeches, present participle wearing the breeches, simple past wore the breeches, past participle worn the breeches)

  1. Synonym of wear the trousers.

Synonyms of wear the breeches

Forms of wear the breeches

third-person singular presentwears the breeches
present participlewearing the breeches
pastwore the breeches
past participleworn the breeches

Questions about wear the breeches

What does wear the breeches mean?
Wear the breeches means synonym of wear the trousers.
What part of speech is wear the breeches?
Wear the breeches is a verb.
What is the past tense of wear the breeches?
The past tense of wear the breeches is wore the breeches.

Words near wear the breeches in the dictionary

  1. wear one's heart upon one's sleeve
  2. wear out
  3. wear out one's welcome
  4. wear rose-colored glasses
  5. wear sackcloth and ashes
  6. wear the breeches
  7. wear the pants
  8. wear the trousers
  9. wear thin
  10. wear through
  11. wear too many hats

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