wear in

verb

To wear until becoming comfortable or fitting properly; to cause (something) to wear in this way (by using it).

“It took me a few weeks to wear in my new hiking boots. Then it took me another 12 years to wear them out.”

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break in
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Meanings

verbwear in (third-person singular simple present wears in, present participle wearing in, simple past wore in, past participle worn in)

present singular third person wears in · participle present wearing in · past wore in · participle past worn in

  1. ambitransitiveTo wear until becoming comfortable or fitting properly; to cause (something) to wear in this way (by using it).

    It took me a few weeks to wear in my new hiking boots. Then it took me another 12 years to wear them out.

    1 more example

    It took a few weeks for my new hiking boots to wear in. Then it took another 12 years for them to wear out.

    Synonyms: break in

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo wear until becoming comfortable or fitting properly; to cause (something) to wear in this way (by using it).

Similar
break in
Also see
break in

Translations

Polish rozchodzić
  • rozchodzićTranslations
Spanish desgastar un poco
  • desgastar un pocoTranslations
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APA

wear in. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wear%20in

MLA

“wear in.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wear%20in. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wear in,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wear%20in.

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