wet
wet
wɛt
vet
/wɛt/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "wet"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻ­āĻŋāϜāĻž, āĻ¸ā§āϝāĻžāρāϤāϏ⧇āρāϤ⧇

covered with or full of water or another liquid
wet definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His shoes were wet after walking through the puddle.
āĻĒ⧁āϕ⧁āϰ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻšāĻžāρāϟāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ āϤāĻžāϰ āϜ⧁āϤ⧋ āĻ­āĻŋāĻœā§‡ āĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ­āĻŋāϜāĻž, āφāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āϰ

characterized by rain or moisture
wet definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The children 's picnic was canceled due to the wet weather forecast, with heavy rain expected all day.
āĻļāĻŋāĻļ⧁āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ•āύāĻŋāĻ• āĻ­āĻŋāϜāĻž āφāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ­āĻžāϏ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϰāϪ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻŋāϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϏāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻ­āĻžāϰ⧀ āĻŦ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋāĻĒāĻžāϤ⧇āϰ āφāĻļāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ­āĻŋāϜāĻž, āϝ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āĻŽāĻĻā§āϝāĻĒāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻŽā§‹āĻĻāĻŋāϤ

referring to a region or area where the sale of alcoholic beverages is legal and permitted
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He moved to a wet county to enjoy the convenience of local breweries.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻŦā§āϰ⧁āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰāĻŋāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϰ āϏ⧁āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻž āωāĻĒāĻ­ā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ­āĻŋāϜāĻž āĻ•āĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āϟāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϚāϞ⧇ āϗ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻŽāĻžāϤāĻžāϞ, āύ⧇āĻļāĻžāĻ—ā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ

(of a person) having the condition of being drunk
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The police pulled over a wet driver who could n't maintain a straight path.
āĻĒ⧁āϞāĻŋāĻļ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāϤāĻžāϞ āĻĄā§āϰāĻžāχāĻ­āĻžāϰāϕ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇ āϝ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāϰāϞ āĻĒāĻĨ āĻŦāϜāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻ–āϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āύāĻŋāĨ¤
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āφāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āϰ, āĻ­āĻŋāϜāĻž

still moist and not dry
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She smeared the writing with her hand because the ink was wet.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻžāϤ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϞ⧇āĻ–āĻžāϟāĻŋ āĻŽā§‡āϖ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āĻžāϞāĻŋ āĻ­āĻŋāϜāĻž āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ­āĻŋāϜāĻž, āĻ¸ā§āϝāĻžāρāϤāϏ⧇āρāϤ⧇

having a diaper or clothing soaked with urine
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She quickly changed her wet baby to keep him dry and happy.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ­āĻŋāĻœā§‡ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻļāĻŋāĻļ⧁āϕ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻļ⧁āĻ•āύ⧋ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϖ⧁āĻļāĻŋ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝāĨ¤
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āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝāĻĒāĻ¨ā§āĻĨā§€, āωāĻĻāĻžāϰ-āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖāĻļā§€āϞ

having conservative views while being open to or exhibiting liberal ideas
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Her wet stance on economic issues often put her at odds with traditional conservatives.
āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨāύ⧈āϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝāĻĒāĻ¨ā§āĻĨā§€ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻļāχ āϐāϤāĻŋāĻšā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāĻĻā§€ āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖāĻļā§€āϞāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāϰ⧋āϧ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϞ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ­āĻŋāϜāĻž, āĻ¸ā§āϝāĻžāρāϤāϏ⧇āρāϤ⧇

using water or another liquid in a process
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Wet cleaning methods often take longer to dry.
āϭ⧇āϜāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻĻā§āϧāϤāĻŋāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻļ⧁āĻ•āĻžāϤ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻļāχ āĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻŋ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āύ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āĻĻ⧁āĻ°ā§āĻŦāϞ, āĻ­ā§€āϰ⧁

characterized by being weak or lacking in courage
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She could n't stand his wet attitude, always backing down from challenges.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ­āĻŋāĻœā§‡ āφāϚāϰāĻŖ āϏāĻšā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰāϤ⧇āύ āύāĻž, āϏāĻŦāϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻšā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧇āĻžā§āϜ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝ⧇āϤ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻ­āĻŋāϜāĻž, āĻ•āĻĢ āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻ•

(of a cough) producing mucus or phlegm
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A wet cough can be a sign of a respiratory infection producing phlegm.
āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϭ⧇āϜāĻž āĻ•āĻžāĻļāĻŋ āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏāϝāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇āϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāϪ⧇āϰ āϞāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇ āϝāĻž āĻ•āĻĢ āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻĒāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ­āĻŋāϜāĻžāύ⧋, āφāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to make something damp or moist by applying water or another liquid
Transitive: to wet sth
to wet definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He wet the cloth and wiped down the kitchen counter.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ āĻ­āĻŋāϜāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āύāĻžāϘāϰ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āϟāĻžāϰ āĻŽā§āϛ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻ­āĻŋāϜāĻžāύ⧋, āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϰāĻžāĻŦ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to make something damp or soaked by urination
Transitive: to wet sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He felt embarrassed when he realized he had wet his pants.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϞāĻœā§āϜāĻŋāϤ āĻŦā§‹āϧ āĻ•āϰāϞ⧇āύ āϝāĻ–āύ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŦ⧁āĻāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰāϞ⧇āύ āϝ⧇ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϟ āĻ­āĻŋāϜāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϞ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϚāĻž āĻŦāĻžāύāĻžāύ⧋, āĻĢ⧁āϟāĻ¨ā§āϤ āϜāϞ āĻĸāĻžāϞāĻž

to pour boiling water over tea to make it ready to drink
Transitive: to wet tea
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He expertly wet the tea, ensuring it reached the perfect strength.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϚāĻž āĻ­āĻŋāϜāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ, āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āϝ⧇ āĻāϟāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϖ⧁āρāϤ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻĒ⧌āρāϛ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ­āĻŋāϜāĻžāύ⧋, āϏāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to change from dry to wet
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The fabric tends to wet quickly in humid conditions.
āφāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āĻžāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻ­āĻŋāĻœā§‡ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻŖāϤāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āφāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āϰāϤāĻž, āϭ⧇āϜāĻžāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ

the state of being moist or damp
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I could feel the wet on my skin after the splash.
āĻ›āĻŋāϟāϕ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāϕ⧇ āϭ⧇āϜāĻž āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­āĻŦ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋāĨ¤
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āĻŦ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ, āφāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āϰāϤāĻž

the condition of being rainy
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The wet made the roads slippery and difficult to drive on.
āϭ⧇āϜāĻž āϰāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāϗ⧁āϞ⧋āϕ⧇ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āϞ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāύ⧋ āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϤ⧁āϞ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĻ⧁āĻ°ā§āĻŦāϞ, āϏāĻ‚āĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻšā§€āύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ

a person who is seen as weak or lacking determination
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She could n't respect him because she saw him as a wet, always avoiding confrontation.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āύāύāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŖ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻ­āĻŋāϜāĻž āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āϖ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ, āϏāĻŦāϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϏāĻ‚āϘāĻ°ā§āώ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϚāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻ­āĻŋāϜāĻž, āĻāĻ•āϜāύ āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖāĻļā§€āϞ āϝāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āωāĻĻāĻžāϰāύ⧈āϤāĻŋāĻ• āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻž āĻŦāĻž āύ⧀āϤāĻŋāϕ⧇ āϏāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāύ āĻŦāĻž āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύ

a Conservative who supports or adopts some liberal ideas or policies
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He was considered a wet among his peers for advocating environmental regulations.
āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻ—āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻžāĻŦāϞ⧀āϰ āĻĒāĻ•ā§āώ⧇ āĻ“āĻ•āĻžāϞāϤāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻšāĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϜāύ āĻ­āĻŋāϜāĻž āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϤ⧇āύāĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

wetness
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