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wear through

wear through verb: to use (something) too much so that a hole develops in it.

Verb

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

  1. to use (something) too much so that a hole develops in it
    • I have worn through two pairs of jeans since starting these dance classes

Forms of wear through

third-person singular presentwears through
present participlewearing through
pastwore through
past participleworn through

Questions about wear through

What does wear through mean?
Wear through means to use (something) too much so that a hole develops in it.
What part of speech is wear through?
Wear through is a verb.
What is the past tense of wear through?
The past tense of wear through is wore through.

Words near wear through in the dictionary

  1. wear sackcloth and ashes
  2. wear the breeches
  3. wear the pants
  4. wear the trousers
  5. wear thin
  6. wear through
  7. wear too many hats
  8. wear two hats
  9. wear up
  10. wear weary
  11. wear yellow stockings

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