WEAR ON
Dictionary entry overview: What does wear on mean? • WEAR ON (verb)
The verb WEAR ON has 1 sense:
1. pass slowly (of time)
Familiarity information: WEAR ON used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• WEAR ON (verb)
Meaning:
Pass slowly (of time)
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
The day wore on
Hypernyms (to "wear on" is one way to...):
decline; go down; wane (grow smaller)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
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