No. 548 in Lithuanian

dėvėti

To wear (clothing or accessories).

In a sentence

Ji mėgsta dėvėti minkštus megztinius.
She likes to wear soft sweaters.
In this sentence, 'dėvėti' is used to mean 'wearing clothes' in the context of preferences for clothing.
Dėl ilgo dėvėjimo jo batai tapo suplyšę.
Due to prolonged wearing, his shoes became torn.
Here, 'dėvėjimo' (a noun form related to 'dėvėti') describes the act of wearing over an extended duration, emphasizing the result of such usage.
Mokykloje privaloma dėvėti uniformą.
At school, wearing a uniform is mandatory.
In this example, 'dėvėti' is used in the context of a rule or obligation to wear a specific type of clothing.

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