Foundation level · Year 4 · free
wear
verb · Say it: WAIR
What it means
Foundationto have clothes, shoes or jewellery on your body
We wear a green jumper and grey trousers for school.
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- don
- have on
- sport
More examples
- Ruby decided to wear her new sunglasses to the beach.
Where the word comes from
From Old English 'werian', meaning to clothe.
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