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Ware vs. Wear
Ware
/weə/
Items that are for sale
Examples:
Synonyms:
goods
merchandise
products
commodities
Antonyms:
property
possession
Wear
/weə/
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To have clothing, jewelry, or an accessory on your body
Examples:
I don't
wear
green.
He was
wearing
a dark suit and a hat.
We
wore
special suits.
Synonyms:
don
put on
Antonyms:
remove
take off
undress
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Ways to tell them apart:
Ware
refers to something tangible and is often used in contexts like
software
or
hardware
.
Wear
can denote the act of using or having something on one's body, like clothing.
Remember that
ware
is related to products or goods, while
wear
is about clothing or the act of wearing.
If you
re talking about clothes, think of
wear
as in
clothing wear'.
For products, think of
ware
like
goods ware
. It's about items, not actions.
When to use ware:
When to use wear:
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