Ware vs Where vs Wear in Bhabhi Ji ghar pe hain style

Ware vs Where vs Wear

To Wear means to be dressed in. Ware means goods of specific type or kind or material; whereas, Where means in or at or to what place.

Ware

The noun ware means merchandise or (usually in the plural) things of the same kind or material made for sale. A warehouse is a place where you store these goods.

Although ware is not used today, it is still present in compound words: earthenware, hardware, software, shareware, Tupperware, kitchenware, silverware, flatware, etc.

"The hosts have nice silverware and glassware."

"He had a fine collection of silverware."

"Our bathroom ware is imported from France."

"Our company rented a warehouse to store our goods."

Where

Where, as an interrogative adverb, is used 'to ask in or to which place a person or thing is/belongs'; as a conjunction, it shows 'in or at which place a person or thing is/was/has been',

"I know where he is."

"Where are they going?"

"This is the place where I live."

Wear

The verb Wear has several meanings:

1. to have on one’s person, to carry on one’s person,

2. to erode,

3. to tire, to cause fatigue,

4. to hold a rank,

5. in speaking of a ship, to fly a flag,

6. to pass time slowly,

7. to become diminished through constant use.

Wear may be used as a noun or verb. Related words are wears, wearing, wore and worn.

"She was wearing yellow that day."

"She wears a pair boots and a helmet when she is on duty at the factory."(Puts on)

"The canvas shoes wear out very easily." (Worn out/spoil easily)

"He wears a French beard." (He grows a beard, and shapes in French fashion)

"We need to buy some casual wear for the holiday." (Casual clothes)

The following are a few frequently use idioms with 'wear' in it:

1. Wear off-

i. To diminish gradually in effect until gone.

"The drug wore off after eight hours."

ii. To be gradually removed by long or hard use, attrition, or exposure.

"So many people touched the picture that its luster finally wore off."

iii. To gradually remove something by long or hard use, attrition, or exposure.

"The snow wore the shine off my car."

2. Wear out-

i. To become unusable through long or heavy use.

"The tent wore out after last summer's trip."

ii. To make something unusable through long or heavy use.

"The tough job wore out my saw."

"Miles of hiking wore my shoes out."

iii. To make someone weary; exhaust someone.

"The children wore me out."

"The class wore out the substitute teacher."

iv. To punish by spanking.

"If you don't behave, I'm going to have to wear you out."

3. Wear and tear-

Damage and deterioration resulting from ordinary use and exposure:

"This sofa shows a lot of wear and tear; we should replace it."

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