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wears off

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

Meaning of wear off

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) to diminish in effect
    • The effect of the injection will gradually wear off.
  2. (intransitive) to disappear because of being abraded, over-polished, or abused
    • The silver plating on that cheap silverware will wear off.

Questions about wears off

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

Words near wears off in the dictionary

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

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