verb · neutral
wear
UK/weə(r)/US/wɛr/WEAR
Band 6-7speakingtask2
to have clothing, jewellery, etc. on your body
Examples
“He always wears a suit to formal meetings.”
“I wore sunglasses because it was so bright.”
“She has been wearing the same coat all winter.”
Band 8 sentence
“Given the conservative dress code at the conference, I wore a dark suit and understated accessories.”
Collocations
- wear clothes/uniform
- wear a smile
- wear sunscreen
- wear out
Word family
wear verb (base)wears verb (3rd sing.)wore verb (past simple)worn verb (past participle)wearing verb (gerund/participle)wearer noun
Common mistakes
have wore→have worn
I weared that yesterday→I wore that yesterday
put on vs wear confusion (I put on the coat = I wear the coat)→put on (hành động mặc vào) / wear (trạng thái đang mặc)
Say it for a higher band
5put on→6use→7+wear
Synonyms
put on
don
Easily confused
put on
“She put on her coat before going outside.”
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