# wears

Pronunciation: say "WAIRZ" US /wɛɹz/, UK /wɛəz/, AUS /weːz/

## Verb

1. Third-person singular simple present of wear. — third-person singular simple present indicative of wear
   - Simple: The form of wear used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.
   - _The judge wears a dark robe whenever court is in session._
   - _Constant friction wears the brake pads down within a few months._

## Noun

2. Plural of wear, mainly used to count the times a garment is worn. — plural of wear
   - Simple: Plural of wear. Wear is usually uncountable, but wears can count the times clothes are worn.
   - _The dress already looked tired after just a handful of wears._
   - _Good leather boots should last for hundreds of wears._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/wears (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).