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wears down

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

Meaning of wear down

Verb

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

  1. To cause (someone) physical or mental fatigue.
    • The eight hour shift in the mine began to wear Tim down after a few months.
  2. To eventually persuade or defeat (someone) through persistent effort.
    • At first she refused to buy the kids sweets, but eventually they wore her down.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wear, down.

Questions about wears down

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

Words near wears down in the dictionary

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

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