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VocabJLPT N2

to wear

Godan VerbTransitive Verb

Also written as 纏う

Definitions

1. to put on
2. to wear

This verb means to wear or drape something around oneself, particularly clothing, an aura, or an atmosphere. It often has a poetic or dramatic nuance, describing the way someone wraps themselves in fabric or seems enveloped in a certain presence or feeling.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

The department head showed up to the meeting room in a suit.

Sentence 2

"Come in formal wear," my father told me.

Sentence 3

She drifted down the hallway wrapped in her perfume.

Sentence 4

Wait, you're going to put on formal wear right now?!

Sentence 5

We're tight on budget, and you're bringing another proposal dressed up in luxury?