"wear in" meaning in English

See wear in in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: wears in [present, singular, third-person], wearing in [participle, present], wore in [past], worn in [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|wear<,,wore,worn> in}} wear in (third-person singular simple present wears in, present participle wearing in, simple past wore in, past participle worn in)
  1. (transitive) To use or wear something until it becomes comfortable or fits properly Tags: transitive Synonyms: break in
    Sense id: en-wear_in-en-verb-B1Szcz4L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (in)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for wear in meaning in English (1.3kB)

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        "(transitive) To use or wear something until it becomes comfortable or fits properly"
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