4 English Phrasal Verbs With 'WEAR'

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4 phrasal verbs with 'WEAR'

Wear away

1. Erode, remove gradually
   (Separable [optional] | International English)
   
   » Example: The lawn has been WORN AWAY by people walking across it and it's just bare soil now with hardly a blade of grass.

Wear down

1. Make something weaker
   (Separable [obligatory] | International English)
   
   » Example: The stress of my job is WEARING me DOWN.

Wear off

1. Stop having an effect
   (Intransitive | International English)
   
   » Example: The anaesthetic WORE OFF and my tooth started hurting.

Wear out

1. Use something until it stops working
   (Separable [optional] | International English)
   
   » Example: She played the video so many times that she WORE the tape OUT.

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