wet

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Old English wǣt

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Adjective

wet (comparative wetter, superlative wettest)

Positive
wet

Comparative
wetter

Superlative
wettest
  1. Of an object, etc, covered with or impregnated with liquid.
    I went out in the rain and now my clothes are all wet.
  2. Of weather or a day, rainy.
    It’s going to be wet tomorrow.
  3. Made up of liquid or moisture.
    Water is wet.
  4. (informal) Of a person, ineffectual.
    Don't be so wet.
  5. (slang) Of a woman, sexually aroused.
    He got me all wet.
  6. (slang, of a person) Inexperienced in a task or profession; having the characteristics of a rookie.
    That guy's wet; after all, he just started yesterday.
  7. (of a scientist or his laboratory) Working with chemical or biological matter.

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[edit] Antonyms

  • (covered with liquid): dry
  • (of weather or a day): dry
  • (of a scientist or lab): dry

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Terms derived from the adjective "wet"

[edit] Translations

of an object: covered with or impregnated with liquid
of weather: rainy (See rainy)
made of liquid or moisture
of a person: ineffectual
of a woman: sexually aroused
of a scientist or lab: working with chemical or biological matter
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[edit] Noun

Singular
wet

Plural
wets

wet (plural wets)

  1. Liquid or moisture.
  2. Rainy weather.
    Don't go out in the wet.
  3. (British, pejorative) A moderate Conservative.

[edit] Translations

pejorative: moderate Conservative

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to wet

Third person singular
wets

Simple past
wet or wetted

Past participle
[[wet or wetted]]

Present participle
wetting

to wet (third-person singular simple present wets, present participle wetting, simple past and past participle wet or wetted)

  1. (transitive) To cover or impregnate with liquid.
  2. (transitive) To urinate accidentally in or on.
    Johnny wets the bed several times a week.
  3. (intransitive) To become wet

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[edit] Translations

cover or impregnate with liquid
urinate accidentally in or on
become wet
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[edit] Noun

wet f. and m. (plural wetten, diminutive wetje, diminutive plural wetjes)

  1. law (rule)
  2. law (body of rules declared and/or enforced by a government)
  3. law (physics)

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