Definitions for worn

Overview of verb wear

The verb wear has 9 senses? (first 6 from tagged texts)

1. (83) wear, have on

(be dressed in; "She was wearing yellow that day")

2. (22) wear, bear

(have on one's person; "He wore a red ribbon"; "bear a scar")

3. (6) wear

(have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality; "He always wears a smile")

4. (2) wear, wear off, wear out, wear down, wear thin

(deteriorate through use or stress; "The constant friction wore out the cloth")

5. (2) wear

(have or show an appearance of; "wear one's hair in a certain way")

6. (1) wear, hold out, endure

(last and be usable; "This dress wore well for almost ten years")

7. break, wear, wear out, bust, fall apart

(go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely")

8. tire, wear upon, tire out, wear, weary, jade, wear out, outwear, wear down, fag out, fag, fatigue

(exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike")

9. wear, put on, get into, don, assume

(put clothing on one's body; "What should I wear today?"; "He put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess donned a long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately robes"; "He got into his jeans")

Overview of adj worn

The adj worn has 2 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)

1. (2) worn

(affected by wear; damaged by long use; "worn threads on the screw"; "a worn suit"; "the worn pockets on the jacket")

2. (2) careworn, drawn, haggard, raddled, worn

(showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering; "looking careworn as she bent over her mending"; "her face was drawn and haggard from sleeplessness"; "that raddled but still noble face"; "shocked to see the worn look of his handsome young face"- Charles Dickens)