“Wear off”: phrasal verb meaning.
- Wear off
- Lose its effect gradually, disappear, stop. For example medicine, drugs or superpowers.
Other examples of “wear off” phrasal verb in a sentence
- The medicine wore off after 6 hours.
- after the accident, the adrenaline wore off quickly.
- The effects of the beer will wear off after a few hours.
“Wear off”: use in context explanation
Richard is in hospital. He’s had an accident. He has a few broken bones and can still feel the effects of anaesthesia. He starts talking in a strange way to the nurse. His wife is a bit angry but she knows it’s a normal effect after anaesthesia and it will wear off soon.
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