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Definition wear on in British English

wear on phrasal verb

phrasal verb
1

if time wears on, it passes

Example

My headache grew worse as the evening wore on.

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2

if something wears on you, it is annoying, and makes you tired

Example

Your constant complaining is really wearing on me.

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Definition wear on in British English