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wear out

/wɛə aʊt/

/wɛr aʊt/

Translations

wear outverb

wore out

Past Simple

worn out

Past Participle

wearing out

Gerund

/wɛə aʊt/

/wɛr aʊt/

These shoes wear out quickly.

Эти туфли быстро изнашиваются.

The long journey began to wear out the travelers.

Долгое путешествие начало утомлять путешественников.

Synonyms

wear outverb

To use something until it becomes unusable or no longer functional.

After years of use, the old shoes finally wore out.

To exhaust or tire someone or something.

The long hike wore out the entire group.