Meanings
verbwear through (third-person singular simple present wears through, present participle wearing through, simple past wore through, past participle worn through)
present singular third person wears through · participle present wearing through · past wore through · participle past worn through
- to use (something) too much so that a hole develops in it
I have worn through two pairs of jeans since starting these dance classes
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APA
wear through. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wear%20through
MLA
“wear through.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wear%20through. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wear through,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wear%20through.
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