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Meanings of
wear off
in English
Portuguese
desgastar
Catalan
desgastar
Back to the meaning
Deteriorate through use or stress.
wear
wear out
wear down
wear thin
Portuguese
desgastar
Portuguese
desgastar
Spanish
desgastar
Back to the meaning
Diminish, as by friction.
wear away
Portuguese
desgastar
Usage of
wear off
in English
1
Things went well enough and James' initial concerns began to
wear
off
.
2
The vaccine begins to
wear
off
in many people after ten years.
3
Still, if Bridger's powers
wear
off
,
I wouldn't quite call that omnipotence.
4
I'll stay at least as long as the Vicodin doesn't
wear
off
.
5
But as night set in, the initial shock began to
wear
off
.
6
It's very flattering, but I know it will
wear
off
in time.
7
First intoxication of happiness; and must not intoxication in time
wear
off
?
8
To
wear
off
by meditation any worldly soil contracted in the week.'
9
One would suppose that the spell would
wear
off
by and by.
10
I say, The drug should
wear
off
in the next five minutes.
11
If it's the college education, that will probably
wear
off
in time.
12
I shall soon get into action, and then it will
wear
off
.
13
She has got it into her head, but it will
wear
off
.
14
That sort of thing will soon
wear
off
after she is married.
15
Will the novelty of videos, videos, videos
wear
off
after a while?
16
The fun Kraft Boulders will tweak your tendons and
wear
off
skin.
Other examples for "wear off"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
wear
off
wear
Verb
Preposition
Translations for
wear off
Portuguese
desgastar
desgaste
esmerilar
Catalan
desgastar
desgastar-se
Spanish
desgastar
gastar
Wear off
through the time
Wear off
across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common