WEAR ON

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 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)

Sense 1

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

 Context examples 

But, my dearest Catherine, have you settled what to wear on your head tonight?

(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)

What gown and what head-dress she should wear on the occasion became her chief concern.

(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)