🇬🇧 Wear meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

"Wear" as a noun means clothes for a special use or a certain type of activity. For example, sportswear is what you wear to play sports, sleepwear is what you wear to bed, and rainwear is what you wear when it rains. We add the word "wear" after another word to show what the clothes are used for.

I tried on Mom’s officewear and instantly felt the urge to drink coffee and say, "I have meetings."

My sportswear is very fast; when I put it on, I suddenly run to the fridge.

My artwear is an old T-shirt that already looks like a rainbow sneezed on it.

Dad said my schoolwear should look neat, so I brushed my hair and my socks, just in case.

My sleepwear works perfectly, except I still have to wake up for school.

She lined up the wear on the floor: rain wear for the storm, work wear for muddy hours, sports wear for a quick run, formal wear for the meeting, sleep wear for small comforts. Each item held a memory. She hugged the last one, zipped her bag, and walked out steady.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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