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wore off

wore off is the simple past 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 wore off

What is wore off the simple past of?
Wore off is the simple past of wear off.

Words near wore off in the dictionary

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

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