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wore

verb
WOR/wɔɹ/UKWAW/wɔː/

3 meanings of wore

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  1. 1
    verb
    Past tense of wear. Use it for the past.

    She wore a bright red dress to the party last night.

    He wore his old boots every day that winter.

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  2. 2
    verbnonstandard
    Past participle of wear. In everyday speech, some people use this form after 'have' instead of the standard 'worn'.

    He had wore the same jacket all season long.

    I've wore those shoes until they fell apart.

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  3. 3
    verb
    Past tense of ware. Use this form for turning a sailing ship by swinging its back end through the wind.

    The captain wore the ship as the gale picked up.

    They wore the boat slowly around the rocky point.

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wore is a form of wear

wear, verb: To have clothes, jewelry or other things on your body, or to have your hair in a certain style. Full entry

Forms
wearwears he/she/itwearing -ing formwore past tenseworn past participle
Spelling
wear → wore: irregular (no -ed)

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