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wears on

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

Meaning of wear on

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To irritate.
    • But his didacticism is beginning to wear on me, and I wonder if I am on a fool's errand.2007, Stephen L. Carter, The Emperor of Ocean Park, page 398
  2. (intransitive) (chiefly of time) To persist or continue with increasing exhaustion.
    • As the hearing wore on, the foot-high stack of folders teetered on the edge of the table and finally dropped off.1986 June 21, Mike Robinson, “Bill Bradley, the tax reformer”, in Daily Globe, number 265, Worthington, Minn., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 4, column 4

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Wears on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of wear on.

Words near wears on in the dictionary

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

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