Is there a difference between "wear make-up" and "put on make-up"? If yes please give some examples.
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Is there a difference between "wear make-up" and "put on make-up"? If yes please give some examples.
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A man may say his wife takes forever getting ready before going out, but in nearly every case she'll spend far longer wearing makeup than she originally spent putting on makeup.
That's to say, putting it on is the initial process of applying makeup - an activity, which will be completed after a relatively finite time. After that comes wearing it - a much more extended "state of being" that has no particular "end, time of completion". If you're drunk or tired enough when you get home after a party, you could go straight to bed and wear makeup all night while you sleep.