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• Verbe à particule utilisé pour indiquer qu'une personne ou une chose s'épuise, s'irrite ou se fatigue progressivement avec le temps.

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

indénombrable · verbe irrégulier · intransitif · phrasal, inséparable

1. To cause fatigue or irritationinformal

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

   Épuiser, lasser

   • 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.

   Synonymesannoyfatigueirkirritatetirewear onweary

   Antonymesenergizeinvigoraterefreshrejuvenate

Verbe de basewear