# wore

Pronunciation: US say "WOR" /wɔɹ/; UK say "WAW" /wɔː/

## Verb

1. Past tense of wear. — simple past of wear
   - Simple: Past tense of wear. Use it for the past.
   - _He wore a heavy coat against the bitter wind._
   - _By December the mountains wore a thick blanket of snow._
2. Past participle of wear (nonstandard; the standard form is worn). *(nonstandard)* — past participle of wear
   - Simple: Past participle of wear. In everyday speech, some people use this form after 'have' instead of the standard 'worn'.
   - _She had wore that necklace every day since the wedding._
   - _They've wore the path down to bare dirt by walking it so often._
3. Past tense of ware. — simple past of ware ("bring (a sailing vessel) onto the other tack by bringing the wind around the stern")
   - Simple: Past tense of ware. Use this form for turning a sailing ship by swinging its back end through the wind.
   - _The helmsman wore the schooner onto the opposite tack._
   - _Unable to tack in the heavy sea, they wore the brig instead._

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