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wear vs get dressed

get dressed vs wear

wear is a noun but get dressed is not a noun.

wear and get dressed both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wear Yes No Yes No
get dressed No No Yes No
As verbs, get dressed is a hypernym of wear; that is, get dressed is a word with a broader meaning than wear:
  • wear: put clothing on one's body
  • get dressed: put on clothes
Other hypernyms of wear include dress.
wear (noun) get dressed (noun)
the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
impairment resulting from long use
wear (verb) get dressed (verb)
be dressed in put on clothes
put clothing on one's body
have or show an appearance of
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
have on one's person
deteriorate through use or stress
go to pieces
last and be usable
have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality
Difference between wear and get dressed

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