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Arthur
What's the difference between WEAR and DON?
Hi, I was reading the news and I came across this sentence: "San Juan mayor dons 'nasty' shirt for interview on Trump's Puerto Rico response"
Does it mean the same thing as WEAR? Could I basically exchange these words?
I've never seen this word before but I googled it and as I didn't get any result I'm in the hope you guy will help me. :)
Thank you!
6 okt. 2017 17:19
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Hello Arthur,
'don' as a verb would mean to 'put on' , not quite wear but very close. It is an older word which is not so common these days!
Best wishes
Bob
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/don
6 oktober 2017
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"Don" means "put on" rather than "wear". If you don a garment, this describes the action of putting it on.
You hadn't heard this word before because it's very outdated. Nowadays we generally only use it to sound deliberately old-fashioned or mock-formal. It would sound ridiculous to use 'don' in normal everyday conversation.
So why do journalists and headline writers use it? The answer is simple - it's a very short word.
6 oktober 2017
1
Hi,
I have studied that word as 'wear' or 'put on' you best clothes and it is use in formal occasions.
6 oktober 2017
WEAR and DON are synonymous. Their difference is that WEAR can be written in the simple past form as WORN, whilst DON has not got any simple past form.
4 mei 2020
I agree with Bob's answer.
6 oktober 2017
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Arthur
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