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wear vs try

try vs wear

wear and try both are nouns.

wear and try both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wear Yes No Yes No
try Yes No Yes No
As verbs, try is a hyponym of wear; that is, try is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wear:
  • wear: put clothing on one's body
  • try: put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice
Other hyponyms of wear include hat, try on, scarf, slip on.
wear (noun) try (noun)
the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
impairment resulting from long use
wear (verb) try (verb)
be dressed in put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice
put clothing on one's body melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities
have or show an appearance of take a sample of
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress test the limits of
have on one's person give pain or trouble to
deteriorate through use or stress make an effort or attempt
go to pieces put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
last and be usable examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
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