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wear vs last

last vs wear

wear and last both are nouns.

wear is not an adjective while last is an adjective.

wear and last both are verbs.

wear is not an adverb while last is an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wear Yes No Yes No
last Yes Yes Yes Yes
As verbs, last is a hypernym of wear; that is, last is a word with a broader meaning than wear:
  • wear: last and be usable
  • last: persist for a specified period of time
Other hypernyms of wear include endure.
wear (noun) last (noun)
the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment a person's dying act; the final thing a person can do
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes
impairment resulting from long use the final stage or concluding parts of an event or occurrence
a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels
a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds
the last or lowest in an ordering or series
the temporal end; the concluding time
the time at which life ends; continuing until dead
wear (adjective) last (adjective)
coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining
occurring at or forming an end or termination
occurring at the time of death
highest in extent or degree
immediately past
conclusive in a process or progression
not to be altered or undone
most unlikely or unsuitable
lowest in rank or importance
wear (verb) last (verb)
be dressed in persist for a specified period of time
put clothing on one's body continue to live and avoid dying
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
wear (adverb) last (adverb)
most recently
the item at the end
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