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Collocations for wear - noun

1. use as clothing

ADJECTIVE

daily, everyday, weekend
summer, winter

PREPOSITION

with wear
New shoes get more comfortable with wear.

PHRASES

years of wear
This is a quality garment which should give years of wear.

2. clothes

ADJECTIVE

day, evening
designer, fashion
casual, leisure, outdoor, sports (usually sportswear) (= casual clothes), street
business
formal
bridal, maternity
active (AmE), athletic (AmE), sports (usually sportswear) (= clothes for sports), workout (AmE)
children's, men's, women's

3. long use

ADJECTIVE

hard, heavy

VERB + wear

withstand
This flooring can withstand years of hard wear.

PREPOSITION

with wear
The stairs had become slippery with wear.

PHRASES

centuries, years, etc. of wear
The cathedral steps were polished smooth by centuries of wear.

4. damage caused by long use

ADJECTIVE

excessive
brake, engine, tyre/tire, etc.

VERB + wear

show
The cushions were beginning to show wear.
cause
minimize, reduce
prevent

PREPOSITION

wear on
This new oil reduces wear on the pump.

PHRASES

signs of wear, wear and tear

Collocations for wear - verb

1. have a piece of clothing on

ADVERB

proudly
They came in, proudly wearing their uniforms.
comfortably

VERB + wear

tend to
I tend to wear a jacket to work.
prefer to
Hannah preferred to wear her hair short.
choose to, intend to, opt to
I will probably choose to wear jeans.
dare to
the first time that I had ever dared to wear something like this
refuse to
She refused to wear prison clothes.
forget to
He had forgotten to wear his gloves.
forbid sb to
be entitled to
He is entitled to wear the regimental tie.

2. last for a long time

ADVERB

badly, well
Those curtains have worn very well.

Wear is used with these nouns as the subject:
bride

Wear is used with these nouns as the object:
armour, backpack, badge, bandage, bead, beard, boot, bra, brace, brooch, button, camouflage, collar, colour, condom, contact lens, cosmetic, costume, cotton, cross, crown, dentures, diamond, diaper, disguise, earphones, earring, expression, fancy dress, fashion, frown, fur, garment, gear, glasses, goggles, grin, hair, handcuffs, harness, helmet, hole, jersey, jewel, jewellery, leather, lipstick, logo, look, make-up, mascara, mask, microphone, mourning, moustache, nail polish, nappy, outfit, panties, pantyhose, patch, perfume, pin, rag, ribbon, ring, robe, rucksack, scowl, seat belt, sign, silk, size, smile, smirk, spectacles, sunglasses, sword, tie, veil, watch, wig, wreath

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