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Wear away phrasal verb
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Meaning: Erode, remove gradually
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: The lawn has been WORN AWAY by people walking across it and it's just bare soil now with hardly a blade of grass.
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Meaning: Erode, remove gradually
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Wear down phrasal verb
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Meaning: Make something weaker
(Separable [obligatory] | International English)
» Example: The stress of my job is WEARING me DOWN.
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Meaning: Make something weaker
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Wear off phrasal verb
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Meaning: Stop having an effect
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: The anaesthetic WORE OFF and my tooth started hurting.
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Meaning: Stop having an effect
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Wear out phrasal verb
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Meaning: Use something until it stops working
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: She played the video so many times that she WORE the tape OUT.
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Meaning: Use something until it stops working