How to Pronounce "wear on"
expression
WAIR-awn
WAIR-on
Definition
To describe time passing slowly or gradually, often with a feeling that it is taking a long time.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈwɛɹ/ /ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn
British English
wɛə/ /ˈɒn
Simplified Pronunciation
US
WAIR-awn
UK
WAIR-on
Listen in Context
As the meeting wore on, people started to get bored.
The afternoon wore on and it started to rain.
His hunger grew as the hours wore on.
It felt like the night just wore on forever during the blackout.