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wore

American  
[wawr, wohr] / wɔr, woʊr /

verb

  1. simple past tense of wear.

wore British  
/ wɔː /

verb

  1. the past tense of wear 1

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The timid 12-year-old wore a Christmas sweater and laid his head on the table as Vazquez and the other women prepared his gifts.

From Los Angeles Times

They helped Ronnie get a job as a waste collector and took him to buy new clothes after finding out he wore the same clothes he was given as a teenager at the school.

From BBC

Many of the swimmers wore Santa hats or red swimsuits for the annual Christmas swim, now in its 29th year.

From BBC

Lawmakers wore scarves in the colours of the national flag and chanted "long live Algeria" as they applauded the bill's passage through parliament, AFP news agency reports.

From BBC

"All my life I've grown up with Children In Need, I went to school dressed up as an Emu and wore it all day."

From BBC

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