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wear the pants

wear the pants verb: synonym of wear the trousers.

Verb

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

  1. (US) Synonym of wear the trousers.

Synonyms of wear the pants

Forms of wear the pants

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

Questions about wear the pants

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

Words near wear the pants in the dictionary

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

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