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wear upon

/wɛər əˈpɒn/

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verb

/wɛər əˈpɒn/C1formal
  • ruФразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения постепенного истощения, раздражения или утомления кого-либо или чего-либо с течением времени.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of gradually exhausting, irritating, or tiring someone or something over time.

uncountable · irregular verb · intransitive · phrasal, inseparable

  1. To cause fatigue or irritationinformal

    To gradually make someone feel tired, annoyed, or less patient.

    ruИзнурять

    • The constant noise began to wear upon her nerves.
    • His endless complaints wear upon everyone in the office.
    • The long hours of work are starting to wear upon his health.

    Synonymsannoyfatigueirkirritatetirewear onweary

    Antonymsenergizeinvigoraterefreshrejuvenate

Forms
  • worn upon past participle
  • wore upon past simple
  • wearing upon present participle
  • wears upon third person singular

Base verbwear

Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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