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wears away

wears away is the third-person singular simple present indicative of wear away.

Meaning of wear away

Verb

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

  1. To erode gradually and progressively.
    • As the sensitiveness which greeted my new position wore away, I began to rather like the freedom of my new character.1861, E. J. Guerin, Mountain Charley, page 17
    Synonyms:
    fret, abrade

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What is wears away the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Wears away is the third-person singular simple present indicative of wear away.

Words near wears away in the dictionary

  1. wearout
  2. wearouts
  3. wearproof
  4. wears
  5. wears and tears
  6. wears away
  7. wears down
  8. wears horns
  9. wears in
  10. wears many hats
  11. wears off

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