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Wet: Meanings, Usage, and Common Examples (3 meaning)

Meaning 1：not dry (wet)

wet 🔊

/wet/

adj./v.

Covered or soaked with a liquid, like water. Not dry.

not dry 🔊

➕

/nɒt draɪ/

adj./v.

Describes something that has water or another liquid on its surface or within it, making it not dry.

📁 Category：Objects & Materials 🔖 Level：beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Old English 'wæt', from Proto-Germanic *wētaz, meaning 'moist'.

💡 Mnemonic

Think of a wet sponge: 'Wet' makes everything it touches wet!

📖 Example

Be careful on the steps, they are still wet from the cleaning. 🔊 Be careful on the steps, they are still wet from the cleaning.

🔗 Collocations

wet paint – Paint that has not dried yet

wet floor – A floor covered with water or moisture

wet towel – A towel that is damp or soaked with water

🔄 Synonyms

damp (adj.) – Slightly wet, but not soaked

moist (adj.) – Slightly wet; damp

soaked (adj.) – Completely wet through with liquid

🚫 Antonyms

dry (adj.) – Free from moisture or liquid

arid (adj.) – Very dry, lacking rainfall

🌱 Derivatives

wetness (n.) – The state or quality of being wet

wetly (adv.) – In a wet manner

wetter (adj./n.) – Comparative of wet; something that makes wet

📖 Cultural Story

The word 'wet' has been used since Old English times. Its sense of 'rainy weather' is common, and the phrase 'wet blanket' (a person who spoils fun) originated from the literal effect of a wet blanket on a fire.

Meaning 2：make wet (wet)

wet 🔊

/wet/

adj./v.

To make something not dry by putting water or another liquid on it.

Hand watering a plant making the soil wet with a can

make wet 🔊

➕

/meɪk wet/

adj./v.

To apply or add a liquid, usually water, to something so that it becomes not dry.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

Please wet the soil a little before planting the new seeds. 🔊 Please wet the soil a little before planting the new seeds.

🔗 Collocations

wet a cloth – To dampen a piece of fabric with water

wet one's hair – To moisten one's hair before washing or styling

wet the sponge – To soak a sponge in water

🔄 Synonyms

dampen (v.) – To make slightly wet

moisten (v.) – To make something slightly wet

soak (v.) – To immerse in liquid; to make thoroughly wet

🚫 Antonyms

dry (v.) – To make free from moisture

Meaning 3：rainy (wet)

wet 🔊

/wet/

adj./v.

Describes a day or season with a lot of rain.

rainy 🔊

➕

/ˈreɪni/

adj./v.

Used to describe weather or a period of time that is characterized by a lot of rain.

📁 Category：Natural Geography 🔖 Level：beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

We‘d better cancel the picnic; the forecast says it will be a wet afternoon. 🔊 We'd better cancel the picnic; the forecast says it will be a wet afternoon.

🔗 Collocations

wet weather – Rainy weather

wet season – The part of the year with heavy rainfall in tropical regions

a wet day – A day with rain

🔄 Synonyms

rainy (adj.) – Having or causing a lot of rain

drizzly (adj.) – Characterized by fine, light rain

showery (adj.) – Having frequent showers of rain

🚫 Antonyms

dry (adj.) – Having little or no rain

sunny (adj.) – Bright with sunshine; not rainy