"wear on" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: wear on
Etymology: : wear on < → δείτε τις λέξεις wear και on
  1. περνάει σιγά-σιγά ο καιρός, προχωρώ στον χρόνο, ειδικά με τρόπο που φαίνεται αργός
    Sense id: el-wear_on-en-verb-p9dSTMEB
{
  "etymology_text": ": wear on < → δείτε τις λέξεις wear και on",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "wear on"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "As the evening/winter wore on…",
          "translation": "Καθώς περνούσε σιγά-σιγά το βράδυ/ο χειμώνας…"
        },
        {
          "text": "As the day wore on, the heat grew stronger.",
          "translation": "Καθώς προχωρούσε η μέρα, η ζέστη γινόταν μεγαλύτερη."
        },
        {
          "text": "≈ συνώνυμα: → δείτε τη λέξη elapse"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "περνάει σιγά-σιγά ο καιρός, προχωρώ στον χρόνο, ειδικά με τρόπο που φαίνεται αργός"
      ],
      "id": "el-wear_on-en-verb-p9dSTMEB"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wear on"
}
{
  "etymology_text": ": wear on < → δείτε τις λέξεις wear και on",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "wear on"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "As the evening/winter wore on…",
          "translation": "Καθώς περνούσε σιγά-σιγά το βράδυ/ο χειμώνας…"
        },
        {
          "text": "As the day wore on, the heat grew stronger.",
          "translation": "Καθώς προχωρούσε η μέρα, η ζέστη γινόταν μεγαλύτερη."
        },
        {
          "text": "≈ συνώνυμα: → δείτε τη λέξη elapse"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "περνάει σιγά-σιγά ο καιρός, προχωρώ στον χρόνο, ειδικά με τρόπο που φαίνεται αργός"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "wear on"
}

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