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(transitive) To irritate. / (intransitive) (chiefly of time) To persist or continue with increasing exhaustion.

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wear on

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Source Word

wear on

transitive intransitive

(transitive) To irritate. / (intransitive) (chiefly of time) To persist or continue with increasing exhaustion.

Japanese Meaning

（他動詞）イライラさせる、腹立たせる / （自動詞）（特に時間に関して）続くにつれてますます疲労や苦痛を伴い、長引く

What is this buttons?

Her constant complaining begins to wear on my patience.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼女の絶え間ない愚痴は私の我慢をすり減らし始めている。

Sense（1）

(transitive) To irritate.

Sense（2）

(intransitive) (chiefly of time) To persist or continue with increasing exhaustion.

One possible reconciliation of the cross-section and time-series results is that actual wages paid fell relative to reported or official wage rates as the Depression wore on.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

wears on

（ present singular third-person ）

wearing on

（ participle present ）

wore on

（ past ）

worn on

（ participle past ）

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