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wearing many hats

wearing many hats is the present participle and gerund of wear many hats.

Meaning of wear many hats

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To have multiple roles or responsibilites, often in the same job or situation.

Questions about wearing many hats

What is wearing many hats the present participle and gerund of?
Wearing many hats is the present participle and gerund of wear many hats.

Words near wearing many hats in the dictionary

  1. wearing apparel
  2. wearing away
  3. wearing down
  4. wearing horns
  5. wearing in
  6. wearing many hats
  7. wearing off
  8. wearing on
  9. wearing on one's sleeve
  10. wearing one's heart on one's sleeve
  11. wearing out

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