wear
noun
1 noun clothingéadaí mpl1 feisteas masc1 bridal wear feisteas brídeoigecasual wear éadaí neamhfhoirmiúlasummer wear éadaí samhraidh 2 noun usecaitheamh masc he got a lot of wear out of those shoes bhí an-chaitheamh sna bróga sin aige, chaith sé na bróga sin ar feadh i bhfadthat coat has years of wear left in it déanfaidh an cóta sin cúis bhreá ar feadh blianta, seasfaidh an cóta sin blianta go fóillclothes for everyday wear éadaí le haghaidh gach uile lae, éadaí gach aon laeShow full entry
3 noun deterioration due to usethere's wear on the soles of the shoes tá boinn na mbróg caite
verb
4 verb have on TRANSITIVEcaith verb she was wearing a red coat bhí cóta dearg uirthi, bhí cóta dearg á chaitheamh aicisometimes she wears glasses caitheann sí spéaclaí uaireanta, bíonn spéaclaí uirthi uaireanta 5 verb of hair TRANSITIVEshe used to wear her hair in plaits bhíodh a cuid gruaige ina trilseáin aici, bhíodh trilseáin ina cuid gruaige aicishe wears her hair long bíonn gruaig fhada uirthi 6 verb on face, head TRANSITIVEhe wore a beard for a while bhí féasóg air ar feadh tamaill 7 verb put on TRANSITIVEcaith verb I've got nothing to wear! níl snáth agam le caitheamh!, níl dada agam le cur orm! 8 verb use TRANSITIVEcuir ort PhrV don't forget to wear your seatbelt ná déan dearmad do chrios sábhála a chur ortshe often wears make-up is minic a bhíonn smideadh uirthi, is minic a chuireann sí smideadh uirthi féin 9 verb frown, smile, etc TRANSITIVEhe wore a big smile bhí meangadh mór gáire air 10 verb damage through use TRANSITIVEcaith verb the carpet was worn thin bhí an cairpéad caitehe wore holes in his socks bhí poill tagtha ina chuid stocaí 11 verb NAUT ship TRANSITIVEtabhair thart faoin ngaoth 12 verb accept TRANSITIVEglac le PhrV the workers will never wear it ní ghlacfaidh na hoibrithe leis go deo 13 verb have durability INTRANSITIVEcaitheamh a bheith annthose clothes wear well tá caitheamh maith sna héadaí sin 14 verb withstand time INTRANSITIVEtheir music has worn well with time tá a gcuid ceoil chomh maith anois agus a bhí sé riamh