Definition

1. Verb:

   • To wear: To have something on your body as an accessory, clothing, or item, typically attached or placed on a specific part such as the head, ears, fingers, or face.
   • To carry: To have something with you, often on your body, in a way that it is supported by you, such as on your back or shoulders.
   • To put on: The action of placing an item onto your body to wear it.

2. Verb (extended usage):

   • To cling to / to stick to: To follow someone closely or persistently.
   • To be burdened with / to suffer from: To be stuck with or afflicted by something undesirable, such as a debt, bad reputation, or habit.

Usage Examples

• Verb:

  • Cô ấy đeo một chiếc vòng cổ rất đẹp. (She is wearing a very beautiful necklace.)
  • Anh ấy đeo ba lô đi leo núi. (He carries a backpack to go hiking.)
  • Tôi đeo kính râm khi trời nắng. (I put on sunglasses when it's sunny.)

• Verb (extended usage):

  • Đứa trẻ luôn đeo lấy mẹ. (The child always clings to his mother.)
  • Công ty đó đeo một món nợ lớn. (That company is burdened with a large debt.)

Advanced Usage

• "đeo bám": to cling to, to pursue persistently.

  • Nhà báo đeo bám vụ án suốt nhiều tháng. (The journalist pursued the case persistently for many months.)

• "đeo đẳng": to be haunted by, to be plagued by (often a feeling or memory).

  • Cảm giác tội lỗi đeo đẳng anh ta nhiều năm. (The feeling of guilt haunted him for many years.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đeo đuổi (v): to pursue, to chase (a goal or person).

  • Cô ấy kiên trì đeo đuổi ước mơ. (She persistently pursues her dream.)

• Đeo tạ (v): to wear ankle/wrist weights (for exercise).

  • Vận động viên đeo tạ để tập luyện. (The athlete wears weights to train.)

Synonyms

• Wear: to have on the body.
• Carry: to support and move something with you.
• Put on: to place clothing/accessories on the body.
• Cling: to hold on tightly or follow closely.
• Burden: to be weighed down by something.

Related Idioms

• Đeo bám như hình với bóng: To stick to someone like a shadow (to follow someone everywhere).

  • Thằng bé đeo bám mẹ nó như hình với bóng. (The boy sticks to his mother like a shadow.)

• Đeo mặt nạ: To wear a mask (literal); to be hypocritical, to hide one's true self (figurative).

  • Anh ta luôn đeo mặt nạ tử tế trước mặt mọi người. (He always wears a mask of kindness in front of people.)

verb

1. to carry; to wear; to put on